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#873A4E

#873a4e ≈ Cordovan

  • rose
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#873a4e is a color from the rose family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.94% red, 22.75% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 57.04% magenta, 42.22% yellow and 47.06% black. Its hue angle is 344.42°, with 39.9% saturation and 37.84% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. 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 7.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cordovan (#893f45), ΔE 5.06.

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Web safe#993366
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Relative luminance0.0873

Complementary

  1. #873a4e
  2. #3a8773

Split complementary

  1. #873a4e
  2. #3a874c
  3. #3a7487

Analogous

  1. #873a74
  2. #873a4e
  3. #874c3a

Triadic

  1. #873a4e
  2. #4e873a
  3. #3a4e87

Tetradic

  1. #873a4e
  2. #87733a
  3. #3a8773
  4. #3a4e87

Square

  1. #873a4e
  2. #74873a
  3. #3a8773
  4. #4c3a87

Monochromatic

  1. #1c0c10
  2. #51232f
  3. #873a4e
  4. #b75770
  5. #ce8c9d

Shades

#873a4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #873a4e
  2. #7a3446
  3. #6c2e3e
  4. #5f2937
  5. #51232f
  6. #441d27
  7. #36171f
  8. #291117
  9. #1b0c10
  10. #0e0608
  11. #000000

Tints

#873a4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #873a4e
  2. #934e60
  3. #9f6171
  4. #ab7583
  5. #b78995
  6. #c39da7
  7. #cfb0b8
  8. #dbc4ca
  9. #e7d8dc
  10. #f3ebed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#873a4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #873a4e
  2. #864153
  3. #864858
  4. #854f5d
  5. #845662
  6. #845d67
  7. #83646c
  8. #826b71
  9. #817276
  10. #81797b
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #535353 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6c4a51 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #494a4e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5c594c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #923241 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #67444e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #704e4d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8e3547 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-873a4e {
  color: #873a4e;
}
Background
.bg-873a4e {
  background-color: #873a4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-873a4e {
  border: 2px solid #873a4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #873a4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 135 58 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 344 40% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-873a4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #873a4e, #874c3a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-873a4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(135 58 78 / 0.35);
}

#893f45 Cordovan ΔE 5.06 #722f37 Wine ΔE 6.62 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 7.44 #7f1734 Claret ΔE 7.56 #7c4848 Tuscan Red ΔE 7.57 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 7.91 #78184a Pansy Purple ΔE 9.17 #78c5b1 Inverted #535353 Grayscale 

Cordovan
#873a4e  rgb(135, 58, 78)  hsl(344, 40%, 38%)  Cordovan
#3a8773  rgb(58, 135, 115)  hsl(164, 40%, 38%)  Viridian
#4e873a  rgb(78, 135, 58)  hsl(104, 40%, 38%)  Sap Green
#3a4e87  rgb(58, 78, 135)  hsl(224, 40%, 38%)  Yale Blue