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#8A0200

#8a0200 ≈ Dark Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#8a0200 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 0.78% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 98.55% magenta, 100% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 0.87°, with 100% saturation and 27.06% 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 10.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Red (#8b0000), ΔE 0.22.

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Web safe#990000
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Relative luminance0.0545

Complementary

  1. #8a0200
  2. #00888a

Split complementary

  1. #8a0200
  2. #008a47
  3. #00438a

Analogous

  1. #8a0043
  2. #8a0200
  3. #8a4700

Triadic

  1. #8a0200
  2. #008a02
  3. #02008a

Tetradic

  1. #8a0200
  2. #888a00
  3. #00888a
  4. #02008a

Square

  1. #8a0200
  2. #438a00
  3. #00888a
  4. #47008a

Monochromatic

  1. #140000
  2. #3e0100
  3. #8a0200
  4. #d70300
  5. #ff2724

Shades

#8a0200 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a0200
  2. #7c0200
  3. #6e0200
  4. #610100
  5. #530100
  6. #450100
  7. #370100
  8. #290100
  9. #1c0000
  10. #0e0000
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a0200 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a0200
  2. #961b1a
  3. #a13533
  4. #ad4e4d
  5. #b96766
  6. #c58180
  7. #d09a99
  8. #dcb3b3
  9. #e8cccc
  10. #f3e6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a0200 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a0200
  2. #890f0d
  3. #881b1a
  4. #872826
  5. #863433
  6. #854140
  7. #844e4d
  8. #835a5a
  9. #826766
  10. #817373
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #424242 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #673333 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #383000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #564c00 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #990005 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #632400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f3b00 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #930003 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a0200 {
  color: #8a0200;
}
Background
.bg-8a0200 {
  background-color: #8a0200;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a0200 {
  border: 2px solid #8a0200;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a0200;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 2 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 1 100% 27%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a0200 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a0200, #8a4700);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a0200 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 2 0 / 0.35);
}

#8b0000 Dark Red ΔE 0.22 #800000 Maroon ΔE 2.13 #92000a Sangria ΔE 2.27 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 5.17 #882d17 Kobe ΔE 5.43 #960018 Carmine ΔE 5.54 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 6.93 #75fdff Inverted #424242 Grayscale 

Dark Red
#8a0200  rgb(138, 2, 0)  hsl(1, 100%, 27%)  Dark Red
#00888a  rgb(0, 136, 138)  hsl(181, 100%, 27%)  Dark Cyan
#008a02  rgb(0, 138, 2)  hsl(121, 100%, 27%)  India Green
#02008a  rgb(2, 0, 138)  hsl(241, 100%, 27%)  Dark Blue