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#9A230B

#9a230b ≈ Rufous

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#9a230b is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60.39% red, 13.73% green and 4.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 77.27% magenta, 92.86% yellow and 39.61% black. Its hue angle is 10.07°, with 86.67% 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 8.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rufous (#a81c07), ΔE 2.63.

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Web safe#993300
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Relative luminance0.081

Complementary

  1. #9a230b
  2. #0b829a

Split complementary

  1. #9a230b
  2. #0b9a6a
  3. #0b3a9a

Analogous

  1. #9a0b3a
  2. #9a230b
  3. #9a6a0b

Triadic

  1. #9a230b
  2. #0b9a23
  3. #230b9a

Tetradic

  1. #9a230b
  2. #829a0b
  3. #0b829a
  4. #230b9a

Square

  1. #9a230b
  2. #3a9a0b
  3. #0b829a
  4. #6a0b9a

Monochromatic

  1. #130401
  2. #531306
  3. #9a230b
  4. #e13310
  5. #f2684c

Shades

#9a230b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9a230b
  2. #8b200a
  3. #7b1c09
  4. #6c1908
  5. #5c1507
  6. #4d1206
  7. #3e0e04
  8. #2e0b03
  9. #1f0702
  10. #0f0401
  11. #000000

Tints

#9a230b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9a230b
  2. #a43923
  3. #ae4f3c
  4. #b86554
  5. #c27b6d
  6. #cd9185
  7. #d7a79d
  8. #e1bdb6
  9. #ebd3ce
  10. #f5e9e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9a230b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9a230b
  2. #972c17
  3. #953622
  4. #923f2e
  5. #90483a
  6. #8d5246
  7. #8a5b51
  8. #88645d
  9. #856d69
  10. #837774
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #75423f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #494005 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #665a00 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aa0020 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #723607 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e4a05 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a40419 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9a230b {
  color: #9a230b;
}
Background
.bg-9a230b {
  background-color: #9a230b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-9a230b {
  border: 2px solid #9a230b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9a230b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 154 35 11;
  --color-primary-hsl: 10 87% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9a230b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9a230b, #9a6a0b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9a230b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(154 35 11 / 0.35);
}

#a81c07 Rufous ΔE 2.63 #882d17 Kobe ΔE 4.01 #92000a Sangria ΔE 5.05 #8b0000 Dark Red ΔE 5.17 #8a3324 Burnt Umber ΔE 5.62 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 6.02 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 6.77 #65dcf4 Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Rufous
#9a230b  rgb(154, 35, 11)  hsl(10, 87%, 32%)  Rufous
#0b829a  rgb(11, 130, 154)  hsl(190, 87%, 32%)  Teal Blue
#0b9a23  rgb(11, 154, 35)  hsl(130, 87%, 32%)  Islamic Green
#230b9a  rgb(35, 11, 154)  hsl(250, 87%, 32%)  Zaffre