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#870005

#870005 ≈ Maroon

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#870005 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.94% red, 0% green and 1.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 96.3% yellow and 47.06% black. Its hue angle is 357.78°, with 100% saturation and 26.47% 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 10.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Maroon (#800000), ΔE 1.47.

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Web safe#990000
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Relative luminance0.0516

Complementary

  1. #870005
  2. #008782

Split complementary

  1. #870005
  2. #00873f
  3. #004887

Analogous

  1. #870048
  2. #870005
  3. #873f00

Triadic

  1. #870005
  2. #058700
  3. #000587

Tetradic

  1. #870005
  2. #878200
  3. #008782
  4. #000587

Square

  1. #870005
  2. #488700
  3. #008782
  4. #3f0087

Monochromatic

  1. #140001
  2. #3a0002
  3. #870005
  4. #d30008
  5. #ff2129

Shades

#870005 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #870005
  2. #7a0005
  3. #6c0004
  4. #5f0004
  5. #510003
  6. #440003
  7. #360002
  8. #290002
  9. #1b0001
  10. #0e0001
  11. #000000

Tints

#870005 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #870005
  2. #931a1e
  3. #9f3337
  4. #ab4d50
  5. #b76669
  6. #c38082
  7. #cf999b
  8. #dbb3b4
  9. #e7cccd
  10. #f3e6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#870005 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #870005
  2. #860d11
  3. #861a1e
  4. #85262a
  5. #843336
  6. #844043
  7. #834d4f
  8. #825a5b
  9. #816667
  10. #817374
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #404040 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #643132 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #362f02 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #544a00 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #960005 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #612303 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6c3900 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #900005 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-870005 {
  color: #870005;
}
Background
.bg-870005 {
  background-color: #870005;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-870005 {
  border: 2px solid #870005;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #870005;
  --color-primary-rgb: 135 0 5;
  --color-primary-hsl: 358 100% 26%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-870005 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #870005, #873f00);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-870005 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(135 0 5 / 0.35);
}

#800000 Maroon ΔE 1.47 #8b0000 Dark Red ΔE 1.47 #92000a Sangria ΔE 2.16 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 3.97 #960018 Carmine ΔE 4.69 #882d17 Kobe ΔE 5.92 #8a3324 Burnt Umber ΔE 7.09 #78fffa Inverted #404040 Grayscale 

Maroon
#870005  rgb(135, 0, 5)  hsl(358, 100%, 26%)  Maroon
#008782  rgb(0, 135, 130)  hsl(178, 100%, 26%)  Dark Cyan
#058700  rgb(5, 135, 0)  hsl(118, 100%, 26%)  India Green
#000587  rgb(0, 5, 135)  hsl(238, 100%, 26%)  Dark Blue