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#8A142A

#8a142a ≈ Burgundy

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#8a142a is a color from the red family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 7.84% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 85.51% magenta, 69.57% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 348.81°, with 74.68% saturation and 30.98% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Burgundy (#800020), ΔE 2.92.

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Relative luminance0.0607

Complementary

  1. #8a142a
  2. #148a74

Split complementary

  1. #8a142a
  2. #148a39
  3. #14658a

Analogous

  1. #8a1465
  2. #8a142a
  3. #8a3914

Triadic

  1. #8a142a
  2. #2a8a14
  3. #142a8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a142a
  2. #8a7414
  3. #148a74
  4. #142a8a

Square

  1. #8a142a
  2. #658a14
  3. #148a74
  4. #39148a

Monochromatic

  1. #120305
  2. #470a16
  3. #8a142a
  4. #cd1e3e
  5. #e6516d

Shades

#8a142a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a142a
  2. #7c1226
  3. #6e1022
  4. #610e1d
  5. #530c19
  6. #450a15
  7. #370811
  8. #29060d
  9. #1c0408
  10. #0e0204
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a142a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a142a
  2. #962c3f
  3. #a14355
  4. #ad5b6a
  5. #b9727f
  6. #c58a95
  7. #d0a1aa
  8. #dcb9bf
  9. #e8d0d4
  10. #f3e8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a142a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a142a
  2. #891f33
  3. #882a3b
  4. #873444
  5. #863f4c
  6. #854a55
  7. #84555e
  8. #836066
  9. #826a6f
  10. #817577
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #464646 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #68383c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #39362a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #564e26 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #98001e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #642c2a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f3f28 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #930023 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a142a {
  color: #8a142a;
}
Background
.bg-8a142a {
  background-color: #8a142a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a142a {
  border: 2px solid #8a142a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a142a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 20 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 75% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a142a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a142a, #8a3914);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a142a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 20 42 / 0.35);
}

#800020 Burgundy ΔE 2.92 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 4.53 #7f1734 Claret ΔE 5.18 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 6.22 #960018 Carmine ΔE 6.22 #722f37 Wine ΔE 7.30 #893f45 Cordovan ΔE 8.37 #75ebd5 Inverted #464646 Grayscale 

Burgundy
#8a142a  rgb(138, 20, 42)  hsl(349, 75%, 31%)  Burgundy
#148a74  rgb(20, 138, 116)  hsl(169, 75%, 31%)  Viridian
#2a8a14  rgb(42, 138, 20)  hsl(109, 75%, 31%)  India Green
#142a8a  rgb(20, 42, 138)  hsl(229, 75%, 31%)  Imperial Blue