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#8C1931

#8c1931 ≈ Claret

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#8c1931 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 19.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 82.14% magenta, 65% yellow and 45.1% black. Its hue angle is 347.48°, with 69.7% saturation and 32.35% 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 9.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Claret (#7f1734), ΔE 3.98.

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Web safe#990033
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Relative luminance0.0649

Complementary

  1. #8c1931
  2. #198c74

Split complementary

  1. #8c1931
  2. #198c3a
  3. #196a8c

Analogous

  1. #8c196a
  2. #8c1931
  3. #8c3a19

Triadic

  1. #8c1931
  2. #318c19
  3. #19318c

Tetradic

  1. #8c1931
  2. #8c7419
  3. #198c74
  4. #19318c

Square

  1. #8c1931
  2. #6a8c19
  3. #198c74
  4. #3a198c

Monochromatic

  1. #110306
  2. #4b0d1a
  3. #8c1931
  4. #cd2548
  5. #e25c78

Shades

#8c1931 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8c1931
  2. #7e172c
  3. #701427
  4. #621222
  5. #540f1d
  6. #460d19
  7. #380a14
  8. #2a080f
  9. #1c050a
  10. #0e0305
  11. #000000

Tints

#8c1931 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8c1931
  2. #983046
  3. #a3475a
  4. #af5e6f
  5. #ba7583
  6. #c68c98
  7. #d1a3ad
  8. #ddbac1
  9. #e8d1d6
  10. #f4e8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8c1931 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8c1931
  2. #8b2339
  3. #8a2e41
  4. #883849
  5. #874251
  6. #864d59
  7. #855760
  8. #846168
  9. #826b70
  10. #817678
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #484848 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6a3a40 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3b3931 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #58512e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9a0024 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #652f31 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #70412f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #95002a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8c1931 {
  color: #8c1931;
}
Background
.bg-8c1931 {
  background-color: #8c1931;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8c1931 {
  border: 2px solid #8c1931;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8c1931;
  --color-primary-rgb: 140 25 49;
  --color-primary-hsl: 347 70% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8c1931 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8c1931, #8c3a19);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8c1931 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(140 25 49 / 0.35);
}

#7f1734 Claret ΔE 3.98 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 4.06 #800020 Burgundy ΔE 4.39 #722f37 Wine ΔE 6.71 #893f45 Cordovan ΔE 7.44 #960018 Carmine ΔE 7.86 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 7.98 #73e6ce Inverted #484848 Grayscale 

Claret
#8c1931  rgb(140, 25, 49)  hsl(347, 70%, 32%)  Claret
#198c74  rgb(25, 140, 116)  hsl(167, 70%, 32%)  Viridian
#318c19  rgb(49, 140, 25)  hsl(107, 70%, 32%)  Forest Green
#19318c  rgb(25, 49, 140)  hsl(227, 70%, 32%)  Smalt