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#8A0806

#8a0806 ≈ Dark Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#8a0806 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 2.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 94.2% magenta, 95.65% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 0.91°, with 91.67% saturation and 28.24% 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 9.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Red (#8b0000), ΔE 0.87.

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Web safe#990000
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Relative luminance0.0559

Complementary

  1. #8a0806
  2. #06888a

Split complementary

  1. #8a0806
  2. #068a4a
  3. #06468a

Analogous

  1. #8a0646
  2. #8a0806
  3. #8a4a06

Triadic

  1. #8a0806
  2. #068a08
  3. #08068a

Tetradic

  1. #8a0806
  2. #888a06
  3. #06888a
  4. #08068a

Square

  1. #8a0806
  2. #468a06
  3. #06888a
  4. #4a068a

Monochromatic

  1. #140101
  2. #410403
  3. #8a0806
  4. #d30c09
  5. #f63633

Shades

#8a0806 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a0806
  2. #7c0705
  3. #6e0605
  4. #610604
  5. #530504
  6. #450403
  7. #370302
  8. #290202
  9. #1c0201
  10. #0e0101
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a0806 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a0806
  2. #96211f
  3. #a13938
  4. #ad5251
  5. #b96b6a
  6. #c58483
  7. #d09c9b
  8. #dcb5b4
  9. #e8cecd
  10. #f3e6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a0806 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a0806
  2. #891412
  3. #88201e
  4. #872c2b
  5. #863837
  6. #854443
  7. #84504f
  8. #835c5b
  9. #826868
  10. #817474
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.91:1 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 #393103 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #574c00 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #99000b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #642604 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f3c00 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #930009 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a0806 {
  color: #8a0806;
}
Background
.bg-8a0806 {
  background-color: #8a0806;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a0806 {
  border: 2px solid #8a0806;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a0806;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 8 6;
  --color-primary-hsl: 1 92% 28%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a0806 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a0806, #8a4a06);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a0806 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 8 6 / 0.35);
}

#8b0000 Dark Red ΔE 0.87 #92000a Sangria ΔE 1.73 #800000 Maroon ΔE 2.16 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 4.38 #960018 Carmine ΔE 4.78 #882d17 Kobe ΔE 5.13 #8a3324 Burnt Umber ΔE 6.48 #75f7f9 Inverted #434343 Grayscale 

Dark Red
#8a0806  rgb(138, 8, 6)  hsl(1, 92%, 28%)  Dark Red
#06888a  rgb(6, 136, 138)  hsl(181, 92%, 28%)  Dark Cyan
#068a08  rgb(6, 138, 8)  hsl(121, 92%, 28%)  India Green
#08068a  rgb(8, 6, 138)  hsl(241, 92%, 28%)  Dark Blue