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#8A473D

#8a473d ≈ Chestnut

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#8a473d is a color from the red family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 27.84% green and 23.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 48.55% magenta, 55.8% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 7.79°, with 38.69% saturation and 39.02% 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 6.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Chestnut (#954535), ΔE 3.55.

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Web safe#993333
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Relative luminance0.1025

Complementary

  1. #8a473d
  2. #3d808a

Split complementary

  1. #8a473d
  2. #3d8a6d
  3. #3d5a8a

Analogous

  1. #8a3d5a
  2. #8a473d
  3. #8a6d3d

Triadic

  1. #8a473d
  2. #3d8a47
  3. #473d8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a473d
  2. #808a3d
  3. #3d808a
  4. #473d8a

Square

  1. #8a473d
  2. #5a8a3d
  3. #3d808a
  4. #6d3d8a

Monochromatic

  1. #20100e
  2. #552c26
  3. #8a473d
  4. #b7685c
  5. #cf9991

Shades

#8a473d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a473d
  2. #7c4037
  3. #6e3931
  4. #61322b
  5. #532b25
  6. #45241f
  7. #371c18
  8. #291512
  9. #1c0e0c
  10. #0e0706
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a473d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a473d
  2. #965950
  3. #a16c64
  4. #ad7e77
  5. #b9918b
  6. #c5a39e
  7. #d0b5b1
  8. #dcc8c5
  9. #e8dad8
  10. #f3edec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a473d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a473d
  2. #894d44
  3. #88524a
  4. #875851
  5. #865e58
  6. #85645f
  7. #846965
  8. #836f6c
  9. #827573
  10. #817a79
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #705350 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #57513c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #67603c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #963c45 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f4d3c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #77573c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #914142 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a473d {
  color: #8a473d;
}
Background
.bg-8a473d {
  background-color: #8a473d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a473d {
  border: 2px solid #8a473d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a473d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 71 61;
  --color-primary-hsl: 8 39% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a473d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a473d, #8a6d3d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a473d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 71 61 / 0.35);
}

#954535 Chestnut ΔE 3.55 #7c4848 Tuscan Red ΔE 5.81 #8a3324 Burnt Umber ΔE 6.19 #893f45 Cordovan ΔE 6.26 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 7.83 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 8.36 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 8.36 #75b8c2 Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Chestnut
#8a473d  rgb(138, 71, 61)  hsl(8, 39%, 39%)  Chestnut
#3d808a  rgb(61, 128, 138)  hsl(188, 39%, 39%)  Teal Blue
#3d8a47  rgb(61, 138, 71)  hsl(128, 39%, 39%)  Sea Green
#473d8a  rgb(71, 61, 138)  hsl(248, 39%, 39%)  Dark Slate Blue