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#851908

#851908 ≈ Dark Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#851908 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.16% red, 9.8% green and 3.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 81.2% magenta, 93.98% yellow and 47.84% black. Its hue angle is 8.16°, with 88.65% saturation and 27.65% 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 luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Red (#8b0000), ΔE 2.29.

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Web safe#990000
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Relative luminance0.057

Complementary

  1. #851908
  2. #087485

Split complementary

  1. #851908
  2. #088558
  3. #083685

Analogous

  1. #850836
  2. #851908
  3. #855808

Triadic

  1. #851908
  2. #088519
  3. #190885

Tetradic

  1. #851908
  2. #748508
  3. #087485
  4. #190885

Square

  1. #851908
  2. #368508
  3. #087485
  4. #580885

Monochromatic

  1. #130401
  2. #3d0b04
  3. #851908
  4. #cd270c
  5. #f34d33

Shades

#851908 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #851908
  2. #781707
  3. #6a1406
  4. #5d1206
  5. #500f05
  6. #430d04
  7. #350a03
  8. #280802
  9. #1b0502
  10. #0d0301
  11. #000000

Tints

#851908 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #851908
  2. #913021
  3. #9d4739
  4. #aa5e52
  5. #b6756b
  6. #c28c84
  7. #cea39c
  8. #dabab5
  9. #e7d1ce
  10. #f3e8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#851908 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #851908
  2. #852314
  3. #842e20
  4. #84382c
  5. #834238
  6. #834d44
  7. #825750
  8. #82615c
  9. #816b68
  10. #817674
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #444444 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #643735 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3c3404 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #564c00 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #930017 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #622c06 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6c3d03 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8e0012 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-851908 {
  color: #851908;
}
Background
.bg-851908 {
  background-color: #851908;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-851908 {
  border: 2px solid #851908;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #851908;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 25 8;
  --color-primary-hsl: 8 89% 28%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-851908 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #851908, #855808);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-851908 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 25 8 / 0.35);
}

#8b0000 Dark Red ΔE 2.29 #800000 Maroon ΔE 2.88 #92000a Sangria ΔE 3.50 #882d17 Kobe ΔE 3.59 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 4.86 #8a3324 Burnt Umber ΔE 5.60 #960018 Carmine ΔE 6.28 #7ae6f7 Inverted #444444 Grayscale 

Dark Red
#851908  rgb(133, 25, 8)  hsl(8, 89%, 28%)  Dark Red
#087485  rgb(8, 116, 133)  hsl(188, 89%, 28%)  Teal Blue
#088519  rgb(8, 133, 25)  hsl(128, 89%, 28%)  India Green
#190885  rgb(25, 8, 133)  hsl(248, 89%, 28%)  Dark Blue