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#8A3324

#8a3324 Burnt Umber

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#8a3324 (Burnt Umber) is a color from the red family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 20% green and 14.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 63.04% magenta, 73.91% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 8.82°, with 58.62% saturation and 34.12% 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 8.14:1 (WCAG AAA).

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Web safe#993333
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Relative luminance0.079

Complementary

  1. #8a3324
  2. #247b8a

Split complementary

  1. #8a3324
  2. #248a66
  3. #24488a

Analogous

  1. #8a2448
  2. #8a3324
  3. #8a6624

Triadic

  1. #8a3324
  2. #248a33
  3. #33248a

Tetradic

  1. #8a3324
  2. #7b8a24
  3. #247b8a
  4. #33248a

Square

  1. #8a3324
  2. #488a24
  3. #247b8a
  4. #66248a

Monochromatic

  1. #110604
  2. #4d1d14
  3. #8a3324
  4. #c74934
  5. #d97e6e

Shades

#8a3324 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a3324
  2. #7c2e20
  3. #6e291d
  4. #612419
  5. #531f16
  6. #451a12
  7. #37140e
  8. #290f0b
  9. #1c0a07
  10. #0e0504
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a3324 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a3324
  2. #96473a
  3. #a15c50
  4. #ad7066
  5. #b9857c
  6. #c59992
  7. #d0ada7
  8. #dcc2bd
  9. #e8d6d3
  10. #f3ebe9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a3324 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a3324
  2. #893b2d
  3. #884236
  4. #874a40
  5. #865249
  6. #855a52
  7. #84615b
  8. #836964
  9. #82716e
  10. #817877
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6c4642 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4b4322 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #605721 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #981f30 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a3d23 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #734b22 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #93282c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a3324 {
  color: #8a3324;
}
Background
.bg-8a3324 {
  background-color: #8a3324;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a3324 {
  border: 2px solid #8a3324;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a3324;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 51 36;
  --color-primary-hsl: 9 59% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a3324 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a3324, #8a6624);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a3324 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 51 36 / 0.35);
}

#882d17 Kobe ΔE 2.92 #954535 Chestnut ΔE 5.02 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 5.81 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 6.12 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 6.12 #92000a Sangria ΔE 6.56 #75ccdb Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Burnt Umber
#8a3324  rgb(138, 51, 36)  hsl(9, 59%, 34%)  Burnt Umber
#247b8a  rgb(36, 123, 138)  hsl(189, 59%, 34%)  Teal Blue
#248a33  rgb(36, 138, 51)  hsl(129, 59%, 34%)  Forest Green
#33248a  rgb(51, 36, 138)  hsl(249, 59%, 34%)  Imperial Blue