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#9C1908

#9c1908 ≈ Rufous

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#9c1908 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.18% red, 9.8% green and 3.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 83.97% magenta, 94.87% yellow and 38.82% black. Its hue angle is 6.89°, with 90.24% saturation and 32.16% 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 8.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rufous (#a81c07), ΔE 2.55.

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Web safe#990000
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Relative luminance0.0778

Complementary

  1. #9c1908
  2. #088b9c

Split complementary

  1. #9c1908
  2. #089c63
  3. #08419c

Analogous

  1. #9c0841
  2. #9c1908
  3. #9c6308

Triadic

  1. #9c1908
  2. #089c19
  3. #19089c

Tetradic

  1. #9c1908
  2. #8b9c08
  3. #088b9c
  4. #19089c

Square

  1. #9c1908
  2. #419c08
  3. #088b9c
  4. #63089c

Monochromatic

  1. #130301
  2. #530d04
  3. #9c1908
  4. #e5250c
  5. #f65b47

Shades

#9c1908 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9c1908
  2. #8c1707
  3. #7d1406
  4. #6d1206
  5. #5e0f05
  6. #4e0d04
  7. #3e0a03
  8. #2f0802
  9. #1f0502
  10. #100301
  11. #000000

Tints

#9c1908 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9c1908
  2. #a63021
  3. #b04739
  4. #ba5e52
  5. #c4756b
  6. #ce8c84
  7. #d7a39c
  8. #e1bab5
  9. #ebd1ce
  10. #f5e8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9c1908 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9c1908
  2. #992314
  3. #962e20
  4. #94382c
  5. #914238
  6. #8e4d44
  7. #8b5750
  8. #88615c
  9. #866b68
  10. #837674
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #76403e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #453d03 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #655900 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ad0018 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #723205 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7f4701 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a60013 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9c1908 {
  color: #9c1908;
}
Background
.bg-9c1908 {
  background-color: #9c1908;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-9c1908 {
  border: 2px solid #9c1908;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9c1908;
  --color-primary-rgb: 156 25 8;
  --color-primary-hsl: 7 90% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9c1908 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9c1908, #9c6308);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9c1908 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(156 25 8 / 0.35);
}

#a81c07 Rufous ΔE 2.55 #92000a Sangria ΔE 4.01 #8b0000 Dark Red ΔE 4.38 #882d17 Kobe ΔE 4.75 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 5.56 #8a3324 Burnt Umber ΔE 6.13 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 6.41 #63e6f7 Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Rufous
#9c1908  rgb(156, 25, 8)  hsl(7, 90%, 32%)  Rufous
#088b9c  rgb(8, 139, 156)  hsl(187, 90%, 32%)  Bondi Blue
#089c19  rgb(8, 156, 25)  hsl(127, 90%, 32%)  Islamic Green
#19089c  rgb(25, 8, 156)  hsl(247, 90%, 32%)  Zaffre