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#951908

#951908 ≈ Dark Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#951908 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.43% red, 9.8% green and 3.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 83.22% magenta, 94.63% yellow and 41.57% black. Its hue angle is 7.23°, with 89.81% saturation and 30.78% 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 8.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Red (#8b0000), ΔE 3.24.

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Web safe#990000
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Relative luminance0.071

Complementary

  1. #951908
  2. #088495

Split complementary

  1. #951908
  2. #08955f
  3. #083e95

Analogous

  1. #95083e
  2. #951908
  3. #955f08

Triadic

  1. #951908
  2. #089519
  3. #190895

Tetradic

  1. #951908
  2. #849508
  3. #088495
  4. #190895

Square

  1. #951908
  2. #3e9508
  3. #088495
  4. #5f0895

Monochromatic

  1. #130301
  2. #4c0d04
  3. #951908
  4. #de250c
  5. #f55741

Shades

#951908 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #951908
  2. #861707
  3. #771406
  4. #681206
  5. #590f05
  6. #4b0d04
  7. #3c0a03
  8. #2d0802
  9. #1e0502
  10. #0f0301
  11. #000000

Tints

#951908 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #951908
  2. #a03021
  3. #aa4739
  4. #b55e52
  5. #bf756b
  6. #ca8c84
  7. #d5a39c
  8. #dfbab5
  9. #ead1ce
  10. #f4e8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#951908 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #951908
  2. #932314
  3. #912e20
  4. #8f382c
  5. #8d4238
  6. #8b4d44
  7. #885750
  8. #86615c
  9. #846b68
  10. #827674
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4b4b4b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #703d3b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #433a03 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #605500 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a50018 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d3005 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #794402 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9f0013 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-951908 {
  color: #951908;
}
Background
.bg-951908 {
  background-color: #951908;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-951908 {
  border: 2px solid #951908;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #951908;
  --color-primary-rgb: 149 25 8;
  --color-primary-hsl: 7 90% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-951908 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #951908, #955f08);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-951908 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(149 25 8 / 0.35);
}

#8b0000 Dark Red ΔE 3.24 #92000a Sangria ΔE 3.24 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 3.90 #882d17 Kobe ΔE 3.96 #800000 Maroon ΔE 5.23 #8a3324 Burnt Umber ΔE 5.66 #960018 Carmine ΔE 6.05 #6ae6f7 Inverted #4b4b4b Grayscale 

Dark Red
#951908  rgb(149, 25, 8)  hsl(7, 90%, 31%)  Dark Red
#088495  rgb(8, 132, 149)  hsl(187, 90%, 31%)  Teal Blue
#089519  rgb(8, 149, 25)  hsl(127, 90%, 31%)  Islamic Green
#190895  rgb(25, 8, 149)  hsl(247, 90%, 31%)  Dark Blue