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#A81237

#a81237 ≈ Vivid Burgundy

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#a81237 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.88% red, 7.06% green and 21.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 89.29% magenta, 67.26% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 345.2°, with 80.65% saturation and 36.47% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Vivid Burgundy (#9f1d35), ΔE 1.77.

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Relative luminance0.0903

Complementary

  1. #a81237
  2. #12a883

Split complementary

  1. #a81237
  2. #12a838
  3. #1282a8

Analogous

  1. #a81282
  2. #a81237
  3. #a83812

Triadic

  1. #a81237
  2. #37a812
  3. #1237a8

Tetradic

  1. #a81237
  2. #a88312
  3. #12a883
  4. #1237a8

Square

  1. #a81237
  2. #82a812
  3. #12a883
  4. #3812a8

Monochromatic

  1. #1e030a
  2. #630b20
  3. #a81237
  4. #e71f51
  5. #ee6587

Shades

#a81237 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a81237
  2. #971032
  3. #860e2c
  4. #760d27
  5. #650b21
  6. #54091c
  7. #430716
  8. #320511
  9. #22040b
  10. #110206
  11. #000000

Tints

#a81237 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a81237
  2. #b12a4b
  3. #b9415f
  4. #c25973
  5. #cb7187
  6. #d4899b
  7. #dca0af
  8. #e5b8c3
  9. #eed0d7
  10. #f6e7eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a81237 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a81237
  2. #a41d3e
  3. #a02846
  4. #9c334d
  5. #983e54
  6. #94495c
  7. #905463
  8. #8c5f6a
  9. #886a71
  10. #847579
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #555555 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7f434b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #444137 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #695f33 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b90024 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #793437 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #874c34 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2002d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a81237 {
  color: #a81237;
}
Background
.bg-a81237 {
  background-color: #a81237;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a81237 {
  border: 2px solid #a81237;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a81237;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 18 55;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 81% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a81237 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a81237, #a83812);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a81237 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 18 55 / 0.35);
}

#9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 1.77 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 6.71 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 7.04 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 7.04 #960018 Carmine ΔE 8.16 #800020 Burgundy ΔE 8.54 #893f45 Cordovan ΔE 8.63 #57edc8 Inverted #555555 Grayscale 

Vivid Burgundy
#a81237  rgb(168, 18, 55)  hsl(345, 81%, 36%)  Vivid Burgundy
#12a883  rgb(18, 168, 131)  hsl(165, 81%, 36%)  Jungle Green
#37a812  rgb(55, 168, 18)  hsl(105, 81%, 36%)  Kelly Green
#1237a8  rgb(18, 55, 168)  hsl(225, 81%, 36%)  Egyptian Blue