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#8A0804

#8a0804 ≈ Dark Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#8a0804 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 3.14% green and 1.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 94.2% magenta, 97.1% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 1.79°, with 94.37% saturation and 27.84% 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 9.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Red (#8b0000), ΔE 0.6.

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Web safe#990000
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Relative luminance0.0559

Complementary

  1. #8a0804
  2. #04868a

Split complementary

  1. #8a0804
  2. #048a4b
  3. #04438a

Analogous

  1. #8a0443
  2. #8a0804
  3. #8a4b04

Triadic

  1. #8a0804
  2. #048a08
  3. #08048a

Tetradic

  1. #8a0804
  2. #868a04
  3. #04868a
  4. #08048a

Square

  1. #8a0804
  2. #438a04
  3. #04868a
  4. #4b048a

Monochromatic

  1. #140101
  2. #400402
  3. #8a0804
  4. #d40c06
  5. #f9342e

Shades

#8a0804 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a0804
  2. #7c0704
  3. #6e0603
  4. #610603
  5. #530502
  6. #450402
  7. #370302
  8. #290201
  9. #1c0201
  10. #0e0100
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a0804 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a0804
  2. #96211d
  3. #a13936
  4. #ad524f
  5. #b96b68
  6. #c58482
  7. #d09c9b
  8. #dcb5b4
  9. #e8cecd
  10. #f3e6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a0804 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a0804
  2. #891410
  3. #88201d
  4. #872c29
  5. #863836
  6. #854442
  7. #84504e
  8. #835c5b
  9. #826867
  10. #817474
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #434343 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #673434 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #393101 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #574c00 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #99000b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #642602 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f3c00 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #930008 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a0804 {
  color: #8a0804;
}
Background
.bg-8a0804 {
  background-color: #8a0804;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a0804 {
  border: 2px solid #8a0804;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a0804;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 8 4;
  --color-primary-hsl: 2 94% 28%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a0804 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a0804, #8a4b04);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a0804 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 8 4 / 0.35);
}

#8b0000 Dark Red ΔE 0.60 #92000a Sangria ΔE 1.97 #800000 Maroon ΔE 2.19 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 4.73 #882d17 Kobe ΔE 5.06 #960018 Carmine ΔE 5.15 #8a3324 Burnt Umber ΔE 6.59 #75f7fb Inverted #434343 Grayscale 

Dark Red
#8a0804  rgb(138, 8, 4)  hsl(2, 94%, 28%)  Dark Red
#04868a  rgb(4, 134, 138)  hsl(182, 94%, 28%)  Dark Cyan
#048a08  rgb(4, 138, 8)  hsl(122, 94%, 28%)  India Green
#08048a  rgb(8, 4, 138)  hsl(242, 94%, 28%)  Dark Blue