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#8C1917

#8c1917 ≈ Falu Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#8c1917 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.9% red, 9.8% green and 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 82.14% magenta, 83.57% yellow and 45.1% black. Its hue angle is 1.03°, with 71.78% saturation and 31.96% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Falu Red (#801818), ΔE 2.66.

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Web safe#990000
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Relative luminance0.0633

Complementary

  1. #8c1917
  2. #178a8c

Split complementary

  1. #8c1917
  2. #178c54
  3. #174f8c

Analogous

  1. #8c174f
  2. #8c1917
  3. #8c5417

Triadic

  1. #8c1917
  2. #178c19
  3. #19178c

Tetradic

  1. #8c1917
  2. #8a8c17
  3. #178a8c
  4. #19178c

Square

  1. #8c1917
  2. #4f8c17
  3. #178a8c
  4. #54178c

Monochromatic

  1. #120303
  2. #4a0d0c
  3. #8c1917
  4. #ce2522
  5. #e45b58

Shades

#8c1917 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8c1917
  2. #7e1715
  3. #701412
  4. #621210
  5. #540f0e
  6. #460d0c
  7. #380a09
  8. #2a0807
  9. #1c0505
  10. #0e0302
  11. #000000

Tints

#8c1917 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8c1917
  2. #98302e
  3. #a34745
  4. #af5e5d
  5. #ba7574
  6. #c68c8b
  7. #d1a3a2
  8. #ddbab9
  9. #e8d1d1
  10. #f4e8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8c1917 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8c1917
  2. #8b2322
  3. #8a2e2c
  4. #883837
  5. #874241
  6. #864d4c
  7. #855756
  8. #846161
  9. #826b6b
  10. #817676
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #474747 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6a3a39 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3e3715 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5a5011 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9b001a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #662e16 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #714114 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #950019 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8c1917 {
  color: #8c1917;
}
Background
.bg-8c1917 {
  background-color: #8c1917;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8c1917 {
  border: 2px solid #8c1917;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8c1917;
  --color-primary-rgb: 140 25 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 1 72% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8c1917 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8c1917, #8c5417);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8c1917 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(140 25 23 / 0.35);
}

#801818 Falu Red ΔE 2.66 #92000a Sangria ΔE 2.67 #960018 Carmine ΔE 2.83 #8b0000 Dark Red ΔE 3.90 #800000 Maroon ΔE 4.36 #8a3324 Burnt Umber ΔE 4.71 #882d17 Kobe ΔE 4.91 #73e6e8 Inverted #474747 Grayscale 

Falu Red
#8c1917  rgb(140, 25, 23)  hsl(1, 72%, 32%)  Falu Red
#178a8c  rgb(23, 138, 140)  hsl(181, 72%, 32%)  Dark Cyan
#178c19  rgb(23, 140, 25)  hsl(121, 72%, 32%)  Forest Green
#19178c  rgb(25, 23, 140)  hsl(241, 72%, 32%)  Phthalo Blue