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#8A1908

#8a1908 ≈ Dark Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#8a1908 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 9.8% green and 3.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 81.88% magenta, 94.2% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 7.85°, 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 9.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Red (#8b0000), ΔE 2.16.

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Web safe#990000
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Relative luminance0.0612

Complementary

  1. #8a1908
  2. #08798a

Split complementary

  1. #8a1908
  2. #088a5a
  3. #08388a

Analogous

  1. #8a0838
  2. #8a1908
  3. #8a5a08

Triadic

  1. #8a1908
  2. #088a19
  3. #19088a

Tetradic

  1. #8a1908
  2. #798a08
  3. #08798a
  4. #19088a

Square

  1. #8a1908
  2. #388a08
  3. #08798a
  4. #5a088a

Monochromatic

  1. #130301
  2. #420c04
  3. #8a1908
  4. #d2260c
  5. #f35038

Shades

#8a1908 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a1908
  2. #7c1707
  3. #6e1406
  4. #611206
  5. #530f05
  6. #450d04
  7. #370a03
  8. #290802
  9. #1c0502
  10. #0e0301
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a1908 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a1908
  2. #963021
  3. #a14739
  4. #ad5e52
  5. #b9756b
  6. #c58c84
  7. #d0a39c
  8. #dcbab5
  9. #e8d1ce
  10. #f3e8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a1908 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a1908
  2. #892314
  3. #882e20
  4. #87382c
  5. #864238
  6. #854d44
  7. #845750
  8. #83615c
  9. #826b68
  10. #817674
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #464646 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #683937 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3e3604 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5a4f00 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #990017 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #652d05 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #704003 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #930012 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a1908 {
  color: #8a1908;
}
Background
.bg-8a1908 {
  background-color: #8a1908;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a1908 {
  border: 2px solid #8a1908;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a1908;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 25 8;
  --color-primary-hsl: 8 89% 29%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a1908 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a1908, #8a5a08);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a1908 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 25 8 / 0.35);
}

#8b0000 Dark Red ΔE 2.16 #92000a Sangria ΔE 3.09 #882d17 Kobe ΔE 3.44 #800000 Maroon ΔE 3.47 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 5.30 #8a3324 Burnt Umber ΔE 5.46 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 6.03 #75e6f7 Inverted #464646 Grayscale 

Dark Red
#8a1908  rgb(138, 25, 8)  hsl(8, 89%, 29%)  Dark Red
#08798a  rgb(8, 121, 138)  hsl(188, 89%, 29%)  Teal Blue
#088a19  rgb(8, 138, 25)  hsl(128, 89%, 29%)  Forest Green
#19088a  rgb(25, 8, 138)  hsl(248, 89%, 29%)  Dark Blue