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#983B4E

#983b4e ≈ Cordovan

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#983b4e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.61% red, 23.14% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 61.18% magenta, 48.68% yellow and 40.39% black. Its hue angle is 347.74°, with 44.08% saturation and 41.37% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cordovan (#893f45), ΔE 4.44.

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Web safe#993366
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Relative luminance0.1035

Complementary

  1. #983b4e
  2. #3b9885

Split complementary

  1. #983b4e
  2. #3b9856
  3. #3b7c98

Analogous

  1. #983b7c
  2. #983b4e
  3. #98563b

Triadic

  1. #983b4e
  2. #4e983b
  3. #3b4e98

Tetradic

  1. #983b4e
  2. #98853b
  3. #3b9885
  4. #3b4e98

Square

  1. #983b4e
  2. #7c983b
  3. #3b9885
  4. #563b98

Monochromatic

  1. #2a1015
  2. #612632
  3. #983b4e
  4. #c15f73
  5. #d696a3

Shades

#983b4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #983b4e
  2. #893546
  3. #7a2f3e
  4. #6a2937
  5. #5b232f
  6. #4c1e27
  7. #3d181f
  8. #2e1217
  9. #1e0c10
  10. #0f0608
  11. #000000

Tints

#983b4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #983b4e
  2. #a24f60
  3. #ad6271
  4. #b77683
  5. #c18995
  6. #cc9da7
  7. #d6b1b8
  8. #e0c4ca
  9. #ead8dc
  10. #f5ebed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#983b4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #983b4e
  2. #964253
  3. #934958
  4. #91505d
  5. #8e5762
  6. #8c5e67
  7. #8a646c
  8. #876b71
  9. #857276
  10. #82797b
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5b5b5b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #785056 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4f4f4e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #67624c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a52e42 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #73484e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e554d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a03447 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-983b4e {
  color: #983b4e;
}
Background
.bg-983b4e {
  background-color: #983b4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-983b4e {
  border: 2px solid #983b4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #983b4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 152 59 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 44% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-983b4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #983b4e, #98563b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-983b4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(152 59 78 / 0.35);
}

#893f45 Cordovan ΔE 4.44 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 6.94 #7c4848 Tuscan Red ΔE 8.36 #722f37 Wine ΔE 8.70 #7f1734 Claret ΔE 8.72 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 9.64 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 9.91 #67c4b1 Inverted #5b5b5b Grayscale 

Cordovan
#983b4e  rgb(152, 59, 78)  hsl(348, 44%, 41%)  Cordovan
#3b9885  rgb(59, 152, 133)  hsl(168, 44%, 41%)  Persian Green
#4e983b  rgb(78, 152, 59)  hsl(108, 44%, 41%)  Forest Green
#3b4e98  rgb(59, 78, 152)  hsl(228, 44%, 41%)  Cobalt Blue