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#7C2828

#7c2828 ≈ Falu Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#7c2828 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 48.63% red, 15.69% green and 15.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 67.74% magenta, 67.74% yellow and 51.37% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 51.22% saturation and 32.16% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Falu Red (#801818), ΔE 4.2.

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Relative luminance0.0596

Complementary

  1. #7c2828
  2. #287c7c

Split complementary

  1. #7c2828
  2. #287c52
  3. #28527c

Analogous

  1. #7c2852
  2. #7c2828
  3. #7c5228

Triadic

  1. #7c2828
  2. #287c28
  3. #28287c

Tetradic

  1. #7c2828
  2. #7c7c28
  3. #287c7c
  4. #28287c

Square

  1. #7c2828
  2. #527c28
  3. #287c7c
  4. #52287c

Monochromatic

  1. #0f0505
  2. #421515
  3. #7c2828
  4. #b63b3b
  5. #d06d6d

Shades

#7c2828 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7c2828
  2. #702424
  3. #632020
  4. #571c1c
  5. #4a1818
  6. #3e1414
  7. #321010
  8. #250c0c
  9. #190808
  10. #0c0404
  11. #000000

Tints

#7c2828 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7c2828
  2. #893e3e
  3. #965353
  4. #a36969
  5. #b07e7e
  6. #be9494
  7. #cba9a9
  8. #d8bfbf
  9. #e5d4d4
  10. #f2eaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7c2828 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7c2828
  2. #7c3131
  3. #7d3a3a
  4. #7d4242
  5. #7e4b4b
  6. #7e5454
  7. #7e5d5d
  8. #7f6666
  9. #7f6e6e
  10. #807777
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #454545 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #603b3b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3e3a27 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #534c26 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #881429 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5d3328 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #664027 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #841e29 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7c2828 {
  color: #7c2828;
}
Background
.bg-7c2828 {
  background-color: #7c2828;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-7c2828 {
  border: 2px solid #7c2828;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7c2828;
  --color-primary-rgb: 124 40 40;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 51% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7c2828 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7c2828, #7c5228);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7c2828 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(124 40 40 / 0.35);
}

#801818 Falu Red ΔE 4.20 #800020 Burgundy ΔE 5.32 #722f37 Wine ΔE 5.95 #8a3324 Burnt Umber ΔE 6.09 #960018 Carmine ΔE 6.79 #893f45 Cordovan ΔE 7.56 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 7.59 #83d7d7 Inverted #454545 Grayscale 

Falu Red
#7c2828  rgb(124, 40, 40)  hsl(0, 51%, 32%)  Falu Red
#287c7c  rgb(40, 124, 124)  hsl(180, 51%, 32%)  Teal
#287c28  rgb(40, 124, 40)  hsl(120, 51%, 32%)  Green
#28287c  rgb(40, 40, 124)  hsl(240, 51%, 32%)  Midnight Blue