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#8A0809

#8a0809 ≈ Dark Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#8a0809 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 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 94.2% magenta, 93.48% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 359.54°, with 89.04% saturation and 28.63% 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 1.41.

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Web safe#990000
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Relative luminance0.056

Complementary

  1. #8a0809
  2. #088a89

Split complementary

  1. #8a0809
  2. #088a48
  3. #084a8a

Analogous

  1. #8a084a
  2. #8a0809
  3. #8a4808

Triadic

  1. #8a0809
  2. #098a08
  3. #08098a

Tetradic

  1. #8a0809
  2. #8a8908
  3. #088a89
  4. #08098a

Square

  1. #8a0809
  2. #4a8a08
  3. #088a89
  4. #48088a

Monochromatic

  1. #130101
  2. #420404
  3. #8a0809
  4. #d20c0e
  5. #f33839

Shades

#8a0809 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a0809
  2. #7c0708
  3. #6e0607
  4. #610606
  5. #530505
  6. #450405
  7. #370304
  8. #290203
  9. #1c0202
  10. #0e0101
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a0809 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a0809
  2. #962122
  3. #a1393a
  4. #ad5253
  5. #b96b6b
  6. #c58484
  7. #d09c9d
  8. #dcb5b5
  9. #e8cece
  10. #f3e6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a0809 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a0809
  2. #891415
  3. #882021
  4. #872c2d
  5. #863839
  6. #854445
  7. #845050
  8. #835c5c
  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 #393106 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #574c00 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #99000c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #632607 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f3c03 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #93000b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a0809 {
  color: #8a0809;
}
Background
.bg-8a0809 {
  background-color: #8a0809;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a0809 {
  border: 2px solid #8a0809;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a0809;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 8 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 360 89% 29%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a0809 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a0809, #8a4808);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a0809 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 8 9 / 0.35);
}

#8b0000 Dark Red ΔE 1.41 #92000a Sangria ΔE 1.51 #800000 Maroon ΔE 2.24 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 3.88 #960018 Carmine ΔE 4.24 #882d17 Kobe ΔE 5.28 #8a3324 Burnt Umber ΔE 6.36 #75f7f6 Inverted #434343 Grayscale 

Dark Red
#8a0809  rgb(138, 8, 9)  hsl(360, 89%, 29%)  Dark Red
#088a89  rgb(8, 138, 137)  hsl(180, 89%, 29%)  Dark Cyan
#098a08  rgb(9, 138, 8)  hsl(120, 89%, 29%)  India Green
#08098a  rgb(8, 9, 138)  hsl(240, 89%, 29%)  Phthalo Blue