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#8E331F

#8e331f ≈ Burnt Umber

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#8e331f is a color from the red family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 55.69% red, 20% green and 12.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 64.08% magenta, 78.17% yellow and 44.31% black. Its hue angle is 10.81°, with 64.16% saturation and 33.92% 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 7.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Burnt Umber (#8a3324), ΔE 1.86.

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Web safe#993333
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Relative luminance0.0822

Complementary

  1. #8e331f
  2. #1f7a8e

Split complementary

  1. #8e331f
  2. #1f8e6a
  3. #1f428e

Analogous

  1. #8e1f42
  2. #8e331f
  3. #8e6a1f

Triadic

  1. #8e331f
  2. #1f8e33
  3. #331f8e

Tetradic

  1. #8e331f
  2. #7a8e1f
  3. #1f7a8e
  4. #331f8e

Square

  1. #8e331f
  2. #428e1f
  3. #1f7a8e
  4. #6a1f8e

Monochromatic

  1. #110604
  2. #4f1c11
  3. #8e331f
  4. #cd4a2d
  5. #de7d68

Shades

#8e331f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8e331f
  2. #802e1c
  3. #722919
  4. #632416
  5. #551f13
  6. #471a10
  7. #39140c
  8. #2b0f09
  9. #1c0a06
  10. #0e0503
  11. #000000

Tints

#8e331f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8e331f
  2. #994735
  3. #a55c4c
  4. #b07062
  5. #bb8579
  6. #c7998f
  7. #d2ada5
  8. #ddc2bc
  9. #e8d6d2
  10. #f4ebe9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8e331f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8e331f
  2. #8d3b29
  3. #8b4232
  4. #8a4a3c
  5. #885246
  6. #875a50
  7. #866159
  8. #846963
  9. #83716d
  10. #817876
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #515151 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6f4742 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4c441c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #63581c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9c1c2f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d3e1d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #774c1d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #972729 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8e331f {
  color: #8e331f;
}
Background
.bg-8e331f {
  background-color: #8e331f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8e331f {
  border: 2px solid #8e331f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8e331f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 142 51 31;
  --color-primary-hsl: 11 64% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8e331f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8e331f, #8e6a1f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8e331f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(142 51 31 / 0.35);
}

#8a3324 Burnt Umber ΔE 1.86 #882d17 Kobe ΔE 2.00 #954535 Chestnut ΔE 5.18 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 6.14 #92000a Sangria ΔE 6.45 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 6.51 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 6.51 #71cce0 Inverted #515151 Grayscale 

Burnt Umber
#8e331f  rgb(142, 51, 31)  hsl(11, 64%, 34%)  Burnt Umber
#1f7a8e  rgb(31, 122, 142)  hsl(191, 64%, 34%)  Teal Blue
#1f8e33  rgb(31, 142, 51)  hsl(131, 64%, 34%)  Forest Green
#331f8e  rgb(51, 31, 142)  hsl(251, 64%, 34%)  Persian Indigo