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#8E0200

#8e0200 ≈ Dark Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#8e0200 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 55.69% red, 0.78% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 98.59% magenta, 100% yellow and 44.31% black. Its hue angle is 0.85°, with 100% saturation and 27.84% 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 luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Red (#8b0000), ΔE 0.7.

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Web safe#990000
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Relative luminance0.0579

Complementary

  1. #8e0200
  2. #008c8e

Split complementary

  1. #8e0200
  2. #008e49
  3. #00458e

Analogous

  1. #8e0045
  2. #8e0200
  3. #8e4900

Triadic

  1. #8e0200
  2. #008e02
  3. #02008e

Tetradic

  1. #8e0200
  2. #8c8e00
  3. #008c8e
  4. #02008e

Square

  1. #8e0200
  2. #458e00
  3. #008c8e
  4. #49008e

Monochromatic

  1. #140000
  2. #410100
  3. #8e0200
  4. #da0300
  5. #ff2b28

Shades

#8e0200 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8e0200
  2. #800200
  3. #720200
  4. #630100
  5. #550100
  6. #470100
  7. #390100
  8. #2b0100
  9. #1c0000
  10. #0e0000
  11. #000000

Tints

#8e0200 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8e0200
  2. #991b1a
  3. #a53533
  4. #b04e4d
  5. #bb6766
  6. #c78180
  7. #d29a99
  8. #ddb3b3
  9. #e8cccc
  10. #f4e6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8e0200 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8e0200
  2. #8d0f0d
  3. #8b1b1a
  4. #8a2826
  5. #883433
  6. #874140
  7. #864e4d
  8. #845a5a
  9. #836766
  10. #817373
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #444444 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6a3534 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3a3200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #594e00 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9e0006 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #662600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #723d00 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #980003 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8e0200 {
  color: #8e0200;
}
Background
.bg-8e0200 {
  background-color: #8e0200;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8e0200 {
  border: 2px solid #8e0200;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8e0200;
  --color-primary-rgb: 142 2 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 1 100% 28%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8e0200 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8e0200, #8e4900);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8e0200 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(142 2 0 / 0.35);
}

#8b0000 Dark Red ΔE 0.70 #92000a Sangria ΔE 2.04 #800000 Maroon ΔE 2.93 #882d17 Kobe ΔE 5.32 #960018 Carmine ΔE 5.48 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 5.62 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 6.16 #71fdff Inverted #444444 Grayscale 

Dark Red
#8e0200  rgb(142, 2, 0)  hsl(1, 100%, 28%)  Dark Red
#008c8e  rgb(0, 140, 142)  hsl(181, 100%, 28%)  Dark Cyan
#008e02  rgb(0, 142, 2)  hsl(121, 100%, 28%)  Islamic Green
#02008e  rgb(2, 0, 142)  hsl(241, 100%, 28%)  Dark Blue