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#8A4451

#8a4451 ≈ Cordovan

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#8a4451 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 26.67% green and 31.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 50.72% magenta, 41.3% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 348.86°, with 33.98% saturation and 40.39% 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 6.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cordovan (#893f45), ΔE 3.62.

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Web safe#993366
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Relative luminance0.1013

Complementary

  1. #8a4451
  2. #448a7d

Split complementary

  1. #8a4451
  2. #448a5a
  3. #44748a

Analogous

  1. #8a4474
  2. #8a4451
  3. #8a5a44

Triadic

  1. #8a4451
  2. #518a44
  3. #44518a

Tetradic

  1. #8a4451
  2. #8a7d44
  3. #448a7d
  4. #44518a

Square

  1. #8a4451
  2. #748a44
  3. #448a7d
  4. #5a448a

Monochromatic

  1. #231115
  2. #572b33
  3. #8a4451
  4. #b46775
  5. #cd9aa3

Shades

#8a4451 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a4451
  2. #7c3d49
  3. #6e3641
  4. #613039
  5. #532931
  6. #452229
  7. #371b20
  8. #291418
  9. #1c0e10
  10. #0e0708
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a4451 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a4451
  2. #965762
  3. #a16974
  4. #ad7c85
  5. #b98f97
  6. #c5a2a8
  7. #d0b4b9
  8. #dcc7cb
  9. #e8dadc
  10. #f3ecee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a4451 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a4451
  2. #894a56
  3. #88505a
  4. #87565f
  5. #865c64
  6. #856269
  7. #84686d
  8. #836e72
  9. #827477
  10. #817a7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #705256 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #515151 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #635f50 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #953d49 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c4c51 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #755550 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #91404c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a4451 {
  color: #8a4451;
}
Background
.bg-8a4451 {
  background-color: #8a4451;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a4451 {
  border: 2px solid #8a4451;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a4451;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 68 81;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 34% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a4451 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a4451, #8a5a44);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a4451 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 68 81 / 0.35);
}

#893f45 Cordovan ΔE 3.62 #7c4848 Tuscan Red ΔE 5.55 #722f37 Wine ΔE 7.63 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 8.26 #915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 8.94 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 9.67 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 9.71 #75bbae Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Cordovan
#8a4451  rgb(138, 68, 81)  hsl(349, 34%, 40%)  Cordovan
#448a7d  rgb(68, 138, 125)  hsl(169, 34%, 40%)  Viridian
#518a44  rgb(81, 138, 68)  hsl(109, 34%, 40%)  Sap Green
#44518a  rgb(68, 81, 138)  hsl(229, 34%, 40%)  Yale Blue