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#7C1917

#7c1917 ≈ Falu Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#7c1917 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 48.63% red, 9.8% green and 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 79.84% magenta, 81.45% yellow and 51.37% black. Its hue angle is 1.19°, with 68.71% saturation and 28.82% 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 10.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Falu Red (#801818), ΔE 0.82.

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Web safe#660000
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Relative luminance0.0504

Complementary

  1. #7c1917
  2. #177a7c

Split complementary

  1. #7c1917
  2. #177c4b
  3. #17477c

Analogous

  1. #7c1747
  2. #7c1917
  3. #7c4b17

Triadic

  1. #7c1917
  2. #177c19
  3. #19177c

Tetradic

  1. #7c1917
  2. #7a7c17
  3. #177a7c
  4. #19177c

Square

  1. #7c1917
  2. #477c17
  3. #177a7c
  4. #4b177c

Monochromatic

  1. #110303
  2. #3b0c0b
  3. #7c1917
  4. #bd2623
  5. #de514e

Shades

#7c1917 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7c1917
  2. #701715
  3. #631412
  4. #571210
  5. #4a0f0e
  6. #3e0d0c
  7. #320a09
  8. #250807
  9. #190505
  10. #0c0302
  11. #000000

Tints

#7c1917 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7c1917
  2. #89302e
  3. #964745
  4. #a35e5d
  5. #b07574
  6. #be8c8b
  7. #cba3a2
  8. #d8bab9
  9. #e5d1d1
  10. #f2e8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7c1917 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7c1917
  2. #7c2322
  3. #7d2e2c
  4. #7d3837
  5. #7e4241
  6. #7e4d4c
  7. #7e5756
  8. #7f6161
  9. #7f6b6b
  10. #807676
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3f3f3f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5e3433 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #383216 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #504713 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #89001a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5b2a16 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #653a14 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #840219 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7c1917 {
  color: #7c1917;
}
Background
.bg-7c1917 {
  background-color: #7c1917;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-7c1917 {
  border: 2px solid #7c1917;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7c1917;
  --color-primary-rgb: 124 25 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 1 69% 29%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7c1917 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7c1917, #7c4b17);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7c1917 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(124 25 23 / 0.35);
}

#801818 Falu Red ΔE 0.82 #800000 Maroon ΔE 4.27 #960018 Carmine ΔE 5.06 #92000a Sangria ΔE 5.15 #8b0000 Dark Red ΔE 5.38 #65000b Rosewood ΔE 5.69 #800020 Burgundy ΔE 5.83 #83e6e8 Inverted #3f3f3f Grayscale 

Falu Red
#7c1917  rgb(124, 25, 23)  hsl(1, 69%, 29%)  Falu Red
#177a7c  rgb(23, 122, 124)  hsl(181, 69%, 29%)  Teal
#177c19  rgb(23, 124, 25)  hsl(121, 69%, 29%)  Green
#19177c  rgb(25, 23, 124)  hsl(241, 69%, 29%)  Midnight Blue