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#770409

#770409 ≈ Maroon

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#770409 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 46.67% red, 1.57% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 96.64% magenta, 92.44% yellow and 53.33% black. Its hue angle is 357.39°, with 93.5% saturation and 24.12% 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 luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Maroon (#800000), ΔE 2.81.

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Web safe#660000
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Relative luminance0.0403

Complementary

  1. #770409
  2. #047772

Split complementary

  1. #770409
  2. #047739
  3. #044377

Analogous

  1. #770443
  2. #770409
  3. #773904

Triadic

  1. #770409
  2. #097704
  3. #040977

Tetradic

  1. #770409
  2. #777204
  3. #047772
  4. #040977

Square

  1. #770409
  2. #437704
  3. #047772
  4. #390477

Monochromatic

  1. #140101
  2. #2d0203
  3. #770409
  4. #c1060f
  5. #f71d26

Shades

#770409 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #770409
  2. #6b0408
  3. #5f0307
  4. #530306
  5. #470205
  6. #3c0205
  7. #300204
  8. #240103
  9. #180102
  10. #0c0001
  11. #000000

Tints

#770409 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #770409
  2. #851d22
  3. #92363a
  4. #a04f53
  5. #ad686b
  6. #bb8284
  7. #c99b9d
  8. #d6b4b5
  9. #e4cdce
  10. #f1e6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#770409 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #770409
  2. #781015
  3. #791d21
  4. #7a292d
  5. #7b3639
  6. #7c4245
  7. #7c4e50
  8. #7d5b5c
  9. #7e6768
  10. #7f7474
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #393939 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #582b2c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2f2907 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4a4102 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #840008 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #551f08 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5f3205 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7f0009 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-770409 {
  color: #770409;
}
Background
.bg-770409 {
  background-color: #770409;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-770409 {
  border: 2px solid #770409;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #770409;
  --color-primary-rgb: 119 4 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 357 94% 24%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-770409 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #770409, #773904);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-770409 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(119 4 9 / 0.35);
}

#800000 Maroon ΔE 2.81 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 3.24 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 4.50 #8b0000 Dark Red ΔE 4.82 #92000a Sangria ΔE 5.36 #960018 Carmine ΔE 6.24 #800020 Burgundy ΔE 6.94 #88fbf6 Inverted #393939 Grayscale 

Maroon
#770409  rgb(119, 4, 9)  hsl(357, 94%, 24%)  Maroon
#047772  rgb(4, 119, 114)  hsl(177, 94%, 24%)  Pine Green
#097704  rgb(9, 119, 4)  hsl(117, 94%, 24%)  Green
#040977  rgb(4, 9, 119)  hsl(237, 94%, 24%)  Navy