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#8B2829

#8b2829 ≈ Falu Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#8b2829 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.51% red, 15.69% green and 16.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 71.22% magenta, 70.5% yellow and 45.49% black. Its hue angle is 359.39°, with 55.31% saturation and 35.1% 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 8.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Falu Red (#801818), ΔE 4.26.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#993333
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Relative luminance0.0717

Complementary

  1. #8b2829
  2. #288b8a

Split complementary

  1. #8b2829
  2. #288b58
  3. #285b8b

Analogous

  1. #8b285b
  2. #8b2829
  3. #8b5828

Triadic

  1. #8b2829
  2. #298b28
  3. #28298b

Tetradic

  1. #8b2829
  2. #8b8a28
  3. #288b8a
  4. #28298b

Square

  1. #8b2829
  2. #5b8b28
  3. #288b8a
  4. #58288b

Monochromatic

  1. #140606
  2. #501717
  3. #8b2829
  4. #c6393b
  5. #d77576

Shades

#8b2829 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8b2829
  2. #7d2425
  3. #6f2021
  4. #611c1d
  5. #531819
  6. #461415
  7. #381010
  8. #2a0c0c
  9. #1c0808
  10. #0e0404
  11. #000000

Tints

#8b2829 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8b2829
  2. #973e3e
  3. #a25354
  4. #ae6969
  5. #b97e7f
  6. #c59494
  7. #d1a9a9
  8. #dcbfbf
  9. #e8d4d4
  10. #f3eaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8b2829 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8b2829
  2. #8a3132
  3. #893a3a
  4. #884243
  5. #874b4c
  6. #865455
  7. #845d5d
  8. #836666
  9. #826e6f
  10. #817777
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4c4c4c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6b4040 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #443e28 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5c5426 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #990929 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #683728 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #724627 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #941a29 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8b2829 {
  color: #8b2829;
}
Background
.bg-8b2829 {
  background-color: #8b2829;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8b2829 {
  border: 2px solid #8b2829;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8b2829;
  --color-primary-rgb: 139 40 41;
  --color-primary-hsl: 359 55% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8b2829 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8b2829, #8b5828);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8b2829 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(139 40 41 / 0.35);
}

#801818 Falu Red ΔE 4.26 #960018 Carmine ΔE 4.72 #8a3324 Burnt Umber ΔE 4.86 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 5.46 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 5.46 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 5.61 #800020 Burgundy ΔE 6.03 #74d7d6 Inverted #4c4c4c Grayscale 

Falu Red
#8b2829  rgb(139, 40, 41)  hsl(359, 55%, 35%)  Falu Red
#288b8a  rgb(40, 139, 138)  hsl(179, 55%, 35%)  Dark Cyan
#298b28  rgb(41, 139, 40)  hsl(119, 55%, 35%)  Forest Green
#28298b  rgb(40, 41, 139)  hsl(239, 55%, 35%)  Imperial Blue