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#8A262A

#8a262a ≈ Falu Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#8a262a is a color from the red family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 14.9% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 72.46% magenta, 69.57% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 357.6°, with 56.82% saturation and 34.51% 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 8.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Falu Red (#801818), ΔE 4.48.

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Web safe#993333
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Relative luminance0.0696

Complementary

  1. #8a262a
  2. #268a86

Split complementary

  1. #8a262a
  2. #268a54
  3. #265c8a

Analogous

  1. #8a265c
  2. #8a262a
  3. #8a5426

Triadic

  1. #8a262a
  2. #2a8a26
  3. #262a8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a262a
  2. #8a8626
  3. #268a86
  4. #262a8a

Square

  1. #8a262a
  2. #5c8a26
  3. #268a86
  4. #54268a

Monochromatic

  1. #120505
  2. #4e1518
  3. #8a262a
  4. #c6373c
  5. #d87175

Shades

#8a262a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a262a
  2. #7c2226
  3. #6e1e22
  4. #611b1d
  5. #531719
  6. #451315
  7. #370f11
  8. #290b0d
  9. #1c0808
  10. #0e0404
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a262a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a262a
  2. #963c3f
  3. #a15155
  4. #ad676a
  5. #b97d7f
  6. #c59395
  7. #d0a8aa
  8. #dcbebf
  9. #e8d4d4
  10. #f3e9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a262a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a262a
  2. #892f33
  3. #88383b
  4. #874144
  5. #864a4c
  6. #855355
  7. #845c5e
  8. #836566
  9. #826e6f
  10. #817777
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4b4b4b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6a3f40 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #423d29 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5b5227 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #980528 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #67352a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #714528 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #931729 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a262a {
  color: #8a262a;
}
Background
.bg-8a262a {
  background-color: #8a262a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a262a {
  border: 2px solid #8a262a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a262a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 38 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 358 57% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a262a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a262a, #8a5426);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a262a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 38 42 / 0.35);
}

#801818 Falu Red ΔE 4.48 #960018 Carmine ΔE 4.98 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 5.13 #800020 Burgundy ΔE 5.30 #8a3324 Burnt Umber ΔE 5.76 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 6.04 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 6.04 #75d9d5 Inverted #4b4b4b Grayscale 

Falu Red
#8a262a  rgb(138, 38, 42)  hsl(358, 57%, 35%)  Falu Red
#268a86  rgb(38, 138, 134)  hsl(178, 57%, 35%)  Dark Cyan
#2a8a26  rgb(42, 138, 38)  hsl(118, 57%, 35%)  Forest Green
#262a8a  rgb(38, 42, 138)  hsl(238, 57%, 35%)  Imperial Blue