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#891908

#891908 ≈ Dark Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#891908 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 53.73% red, 9.8% green and 3.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 81.75% magenta, 94.16% yellow and 46.27% black. Its hue angle is 7.91°, with 88.97% saturation and 28.43% 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 9.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Red (#8b0000), ΔE 2.15.

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Web safe#990000
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Relative luminance0.0603

Complementary

  1. #891908
  2. #087889

Split complementary

  1. #891908
  2. #08895a
  3. #083789

Analogous

  1. #890837
  2. #891908
  3. #895a08

Triadic

  1. #891908
  2. #088919
  3. #190889

Tetradic

  1. #891908
  2. #788908
  3. #087889
  4. #190889

Square

  1. #891908
  2. #378908
  3. #087889
  4. #5a0889

Monochromatic

  1. #130401
  2. #410c04
  3. #891908
  4. #d1260c
  5. #f35037

Shades

#891908 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #891908
  2. #7b1707
  3. #6e1406
  4. #601206
  5. #520f05
  6. #450d04
  7. #370a03
  8. #290802
  9. #1b0502
  10. #0e0301
  11. #000000

Tints

#891908 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #891908
  2. #953021
  3. #a14739
  4. #ac5e52
  5. #b8756b
  6. #c48c84
  7. #d0a39c
  8. #dcbab5
  9. #e7d1ce
  10. #f3e8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#891908 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #891908
  2. #882314
  3. #872e20
  4. #86382c
  5. #854238
  6. #854d44
  7. #845750
  8. #83615c
  9. #826b68
  10. #817674
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #454545 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #673836 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3e3604 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #594e00 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #980017 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #642d05 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f3f03 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #920012 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-891908 {
  color: #891908;
}
Background
.bg-891908 {
  background-color: #891908;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-891908 {
  border: 2px solid #891908;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #891908;
  --color-primary-rgb: 137 25 8;
  --color-primary-hsl: 8 89% 28%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-891908 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #891908, #895a08);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-891908 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(137 25 8 / 0.35);
}

#8b0000 Dark Red ΔE 2.15 #92000a Sangria ΔE 3.15 #800000 Maroon ΔE 3.33 #882d17 Kobe ΔE 3.45 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 5.20 #8a3324 Burnt Umber ΔE 5.47 #960018 Carmine ΔE 6.07 #76e6f7 Inverted #454545 Grayscale 

Dark Red
#891908  rgb(137, 25, 8)  hsl(8, 89%, 28%)  Dark Red
#087889  rgb(8, 120, 137)  hsl(188, 89%, 28%)  Teal Blue
#088919  rgb(8, 137, 25)  hsl(128, 89%, 28%)  Forest Green
#190889  rgb(25, 8, 137)  hsl(248, 89%, 28%)  Dark Blue