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#8A474F

#8a474f ≈ Cordovan

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#8a474f is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 27.84% green and 30.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 48.55% magenta, 42.75% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 352.84°, with 32.06% saturation and 40.98% 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 6.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cordovan (#893f45), ΔE 2.81.

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Web safe#993366
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Relative luminance0.1047

Complementary

  1. #8a474f
  2. #478a82

Split complementary

  1. #8a474f
  2. #478a61
  3. #47708a

Analogous

  1. #8a4770
  2. #8a474f
  3. #8a6147

Triadic

  1. #8a474f
  2. #4f8a47
  3. #474f8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a474f
  2. #8a8247
  3. #478a82
  4. #474f8a

Square

  1. #8a474f
  2. #708a47
  3. #478a82
  4. #61478a

Monochromatic

  1. #251315
  2. #572d32
  3. #8a474f
  4. #b36b73
  5. #cd9da3

Shades

#8a474f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a474f
  2. #7c4047
  3. #6e393f
  4. #613237
  5. #532b2f
  6. #452428
  7. #371c20
  8. #291518
  9. #1c0e10
  10. #0e0708
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a474f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a474f
  2. #965961
  3. #a16c72
  4. #ad7e84
  5. #b99195
  6. #c5a3a7
  7. #d0b5b9
  8. #dcc8ca
  9. #e8dadc
  10. #f3eded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a474f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a474f
  2. #894d54
  3. #885259
  4. #87585e
  5. #865e63
  6. #856468
  7. #84696c
  8. #836f71
  9. #827576
  10. #817a7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5b5b5b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #715456 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #54534f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #65604e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #953f4a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e4e4f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #75574e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #91434c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a474f {
  color: #8a474f;
}
Background
.bg-8a474f {
  background-color: #8a474f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a474f {
  border: 2px solid #8a474f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a474f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 71 79;
  --color-primary-hsl: 353 32% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a474f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a474f, #8a6147);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a474f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 71 79 / 0.35);
}

#893f45 Cordovan ΔE 2.81 #7c4848 Tuscan Red ΔE 4.27 #722f37 Wine ΔE 7.81 #915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 8.81 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 9.64 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 9.67 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 9.74 #75b8b0 Inverted #5b5b5b Grayscale 

Cordovan
#8a474f  rgb(138, 71, 79)  hsl(353, 32%, 41%)  Cordovan
#478a82  rgb(71, 138, 130)  hsl(173, 32%, 41%)  Dark Cyan
#4f8a47  rgb(79, 138, 71)  hsl(113, 32%, 41%)  Sea Green
#474f8a  rgb(71, 79, 138)  hsl(233, 32%, 41%)  Dark Slate Blue