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#8A464E

#8a464e ≈ Cordovan

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#8a464e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 27.45% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 49.28% magenta, 43.48% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 352.94°, with 32.69% saturation and 40.78% 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 6.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cordovan (#893f45), ΔE 2.51.

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Relative luminance0.1033

Complementary

  1. #8a464e
  2. #468a82

Split complementary

  1. #8a464e
  2. #468a60
  3. #46708a

Analogous

  1. #8a4670
  2. #8a464e
  3. #8a6046

Triadic

  1. #8a464e
  2. #4e8a46
  3. #464e8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a464e
  2. #8a8246
  3. #468a82
  4. #464e8a

Square

  1. #8a464e
  2. #708a46
  3. #468a82
  4. #60468a

Monochromatic

  1. #241315
  2. #572c31
  3. #8a464e
  4. #b36972
  5. #cd9ca2

Shades

#8a464e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a464e
  2. #7c3f46
  3. #6e383e
  4. #613137
  5. #532a2f
  6. #452327
  7. #371c1f
  8. #291517
  9. #1c0e10
  10. #0e0708
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a464e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a464e
  2. #965960
  3. #a16b71
  4. #ad7e83
  5. #b99095
  6. #c5a3a7
  7. #d0b5b8
  8. #dcc8ca
  9. #e8dadc
  10. #f3eded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a464e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a464e
  2. #894c53
  3. #885258
  4. #87575d
  5. #865d62
  6. #856367
  7. #84696c
  8. #836f71
  9. #827476
  10. #817a7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #715356 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #53524e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #64604d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #953e49 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d4e4e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #75564d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #91414b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a464e {
  color: #8a464e;
}
Background
.bg-8a464e {
  background-color: #8a464e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a464e {
  border: 2px solid #8a464e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a464e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 70 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 353 33% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a464e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a464e, #8a6046);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a464e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 70 78 / 0.35);
}

#893f45 Cordovan ΔE 2.51 #7c4848 Tuscan Red ΔE 4.30 #722f37 Wine ΔE 7.58 #915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 9.12 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 9.36 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 9.83 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 9.83 #75b9b1 Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Cordovan
#8a464e  rgb(138, 70, 78)  hsl(353, 33%, 41%)  Cordovan
#468a82  rgb(70, 138, 130)  hsl(173, 33%, 41%)  Dark Cyan
#4e8a46  rgb(78, 138, 70)  hsl(113, 33%, 41%)  Sea Green
#464e8a  rgb(70, 78, 138)  hsl(233, 33%, 41%)  Dark Slate Blue