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#8A283F

#8a283f ≈ Claret

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#8a283f is a color from the red family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 15.69% green and 24.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 71.01% magenta, 54.35% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 345.92°, with 55.06% saturation and 34.9% 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 8.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Claret (#7f1734), ΔE 3.67.

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Relative luminance0.0728

Complementary

  1. #8a283f
  2. #288a73

Split complementary

  1. #8a283f
  2. #288a42
  3. #28708a

Analogous

  1. #8a2870
  2. #8a283f
  3. #8a4228

Triadic

  1. #8a283f
  2. #3f8a28
  3. #283f8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a283f
  2. #8a7328
  3. #288a73
  4. #283f8a

Square

  1. #8a283f
  2. #708a28
  3. #288a73
  4. #42288a

Monochromatic

  1. #130609
  2. #4f1724
  3. #8a283f
  4. #c5395a
  5. #d7748b

Shades

#8a283f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a283f
  2. #7c2439
  3. #6e2032
  4. #611c2c
  5. #531826
  6. #451420
  7. #371019
  8. #290c13
  9. #1c080d
  10. #0e0406
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a283f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a283f
  2. #963e52
  3. #a15365
  4. #ad6979
  5. #b97e8c
  6. #c5949f
  7. #d0a9b2
  8. #dcbfc5
  9. #e8d4d9
  10. #f3eaec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a283f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a283f
  2. #893146
  3. #883a4c
  4. #874253
  5. #864b59
  6. #855460
  7. #845d66
  8. #83666d
  9. #826e73
  10. #81777a
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4c4c4c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6a4147 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #40403f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #59543d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #971431 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #66383f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #70463e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #921e37 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a283f {
  color: #8a283f;
}
Background
.bg-8a283f {
  background-color: #8a283f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a283f {
  border: 2px solid #8a283f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a283f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 40 63;
  --color-primary-hsl: 346 55% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a283f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a283f, #8a4228);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a283f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 40 63 / 0.35);
}

#7f1734 Claret ΔE 3.67 #722f37 Wine ΔE 5.61 #893f45 Cordovan ΔE 5.76 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 6.00 #800020 Burgundy ΔE 7.86 #78184a Pansy Purple ΔE 9.29 #7c4848 Tuscan Red ΔE 9.57 #75d7c0 Inverted #4c4c4c Grayscale 

Claret
#8a283f  rgb(138, 40, 63)  hsl(346, 55%, 35%)  Claret
#288a73  rgb(40, 138, 115)  hsl(166, 55%, 35%)  Viridian
#3f8a28  rgb(63, 138, 40)  hsl(106, 55%, 35%)  Forest Green
#283f8a  rgb(40, 63, 138)  hsl(226, 55%, 35%)  Smalt