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#891700

#891700 ≈ Dark Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#891700 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 53.73% red, 9.02% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 83.21% magenta, 100% yellow and 46.27% black. Its hue angle is 10.07°, with 100% saturation and 26.86% 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 9.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Red (#8b0000), ΔE 2.66.

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Web safe#990000
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Relative luminance0.0593

Complementary

  1. #891700
  2. #007289

Split complementary

  1. #891700
  2. #00895b
  3. #002e89

Analogous

  1. #89002e
  2. #891700
  3. #895b00

Triadic

  1. #891700
  2. #008917
  3. #170089

Tetradic

  1. #891700
  2. #728900
  3. #007289
  4. #170089

Square

  1. #891700
  2. #2e8900
  3. #007289
  4. #5b0089

Monochromatic

  1. #140300
  2. #3c0a00
  3. #891700
  4. #d52400
  5. #ff4823

Shades

#891700 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #891700
  2. #7b1500
  3. #6e1200
  4. #601000
  5. #520e00
  6. #450c00
  7. #370900
  8. #290700
  9. #1b0500
  10. #0e0200
  11. #000000

Tints

#891700 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #891700
  2. #952e1a
  3. #a14533
  4. #ac5d4d
  5. #b87466
  6. #c48b80
  7. #d0a299
  8. #dcb9b3
  9. #e7d1cc
  10. #f3e8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#891700 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #891700
  2. #88220d
  3. #872c1a
  4. #863726
  5. #854133
  6. #854c40
  7. #84564d
  8. #83615a
  9. #826b66
  10. #817673
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #454545 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #673835 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3d3500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #594e00 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #980014 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #642b00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f3e00 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #92000e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-891700 {
  color: #891700;
}
Background
.bg-891700 {
  background-color: #891700;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-891700 {
  border: 2px solid #891700;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #891700;
  --color-primary-rgb: 137 23 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 10 100% 27%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-891700 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #891700, #895b00);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-891700 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(137 23 0 / 0.35);
}

#8b0000 Dark Red ΔE 2.66 #800000 Maroon ΔE 3.88 #882d17 Kobe ΔE 3.96 #92000a Sangria ΔE 4.12 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 6.21 #8a3324 Burnt Umber ΔE 6.43 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 6.48 #76e8ff Inverted #454545 Grayscale 

Dark Red
#891700  rgb(137, 23, 0)  hsl(10, 100%, 27%)  Dark Red
#007289  rgb(0, 114, 137)  hsl(190, 100%, 27%)  Teal Blue
#008917  rgb(0, 137, 23)  hsl(130, 100%, 27%)  India Green
#170089  rgb(23, 0, 137)  hsl(250, 100%, 27%)  Dark Blue