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#823D4E

#823d4e ≈ Cordovan

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#823d4e is a color from the red family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 50.98% red, 23.92% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 53.08% magenta, 40% yellow and 49.02% black. Its hue angle is 345.22°, with 36.13% saturation and 37.45% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cordovan (#893f45), ΔE 4.95.

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Web safe#993366
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Relative luminance0.0863

Complementary

  1. #823d4e
  2. #3d8271

Split complementary

  1. #823d4e
  2. #3d824e
  3. #3d7082

Analogous

  1. #823d70
  2. #823d4e
  3. #824e3d

Triadic

  1. #823d4e
  2. #4e823d
  3. #3d4e82

Tetradic

  1. #823d4e
  2. #82713d
  3. #3d8271
  4. #3d4e82

Square

  1. #823d4e
  2. #70823d
  3. #3d8271
  4. #4e3d82

Monochromatic

  1. #1a0c10
  2. #4e252f
  3. #823d4e
  4. #b25a70
  5. #ca8e9d

Shades

#823d4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #823d4e
  2. #753746
  3. #68313e
  4. #5b2b37
  5. #4e252f
  6. #411f27
  7. #34181f
  8. #271217
  9. #1a0c10
  10. #0d0608
  11. #000000

Tints

#823d4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #823d4e
  2. #8f5060
  3. #9b6471
  4. #a87783
  5. #b48b95
  6. #c19ea7
  7. #cdb1b8
  8. #dac5ca
  9. #e6d8dc
  10. #f3eced
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#823d4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #823d4e
  2. #824453
  3. #824a58
  4. #81515d
  5. #815862
  6. #815f67
  7. #81656c
  8. #816c71
  9. #807376
  10. #80797b
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #535353 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #694b51 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #494b4e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5b584c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8c3643 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #65464e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6d4e4d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #883948 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-823d4e {
  color: #823d4e;
}
Background
.bg-823d4e {
  background-color: #823d4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-823d4e {
  border: 2px solid #823d4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #823d4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 130 61 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 36% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-823d4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #823d4e, #824e3d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-823d4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(130 61 78 / 0.35);
}

#893f45 Cordovan ΔE 4.95 #722f37 Wine ΔE 6.24 #7c4848 Tuscan Red ΔE 6.59 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 7.76 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 7.84 #7f1734 Claret ΔE 8.20 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 9.54 #7dc2b1 Inverted #535353 Grayscale 

Cordovan
#823d4e  rgb(130, 61, 78)  hsl(345, 36%, 37%)  Cordovan
#3d8271  rgb(61, 130, 113)  hsl(165, 36%, 37%)  Viridian
#4e823d  rgb(78, 130, 61)  hsl(105, 36%, 37%)  Sap Green
#3d4e82  rgb(61, 78, 130)  hsl(225, 36%, 37%)  Yale Blue