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#8A323E

#8a323e ≈ Cordovan

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#8a323e is a color from the red family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 19.61% green and 24.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 63.77% magenta, 55.07% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 351.82°, with 46.81% saturation and 36.86% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cordovan (#893f45), ΔE 3.22.

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Web safe#993333
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Relative luminance0.0803

Complementary

  1. #8a323e
  2. #328a7e

Split complementary

  1. #8a323e
  2. #328a52
  3. #326a8a

Analogous

  1. #8a326a
  2. #8a323e
  3. #8a5232

Triadic

  1. #8a323e
  2. #3e8a32
  3. #323e8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a323e
  2. #8a7e32
  3. #328a7e
  4. #323e8a

Square

  1. #8a323e
  2. #6a8a32
  3. #328a7e
  4. #52328a

Monochromatic

  1. #1a090c
  2. #521e25
  3. #8a323e
  4. #be4b5a
  5. #d2838e

Shades

#8a323e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a323e
  2. #7c2d38
  3. #6e2832
  4. #61232b
  5. #531e25
  6. #45191f
  7. #371419
  8. #290f13
  9. #1c0a0c
  10. #0e0506
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a323e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a323e
  2. #964751
  3. #a15b65
  4. #ad7078
  5. #b9848b
  6. #c5999f
  7. #d0adb2
  8. #dcc2c5
  9. #e8d6d8
  10. #f3ebec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a323e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a323e
  2. #893a45
  3. #88424b
  4. #874952
  5. #865158
  6. #85595f
  7. #846166
  8. #83696c
  9. #827073
  10. #817879
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6c4649 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #47453e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5d573c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #972337 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #683e3e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #724b3d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #922a3a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a323e {
  color: #8a323e;
}
Background
.bg-8a323e {
  background-color: #8a323e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a323e {
  border: 2px solid #8a323e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a323e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 50 62;
  --color-primary-hsl: 352 47% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a323e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a323e, #8a5232);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a323e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 50 62 / 0.35);
}

#893f45 Cordovan ΔE 3.22 #722f37 Wine ΔE 5.09 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 5.28 #7f1734 Claret ΔE 5.76 #7c4848 Tuscan Red ΔE 7.37 #800020 Burgundy ΔE 8.02 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 9.30 #75cdc1 Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Cordovan
#8a323e  rgb(138, 50, 62)  hsl(352, 47%, 37%)  Cordovan
#328a7e  rgb(50, 138, 126)  hsl(172, 47%, 37%)  Viridian
#3e8a32  rgb(62, 138, 50)  hsl(112, 47%, 37%)  Forest Green
#323e8a  rgb(50, 62, 138)  hsl(232, 47%, 37%)  Dark Slate Blue