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#831908

#831908 ≈ Dark Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#831908 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 51.37% red, 9.8% green and 3.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 80.92% magenta, 93.89% yellow and 48.63% black. Its hue angle is 8.29°, with 88.49% saturation and 27.25% 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 9.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Red (#8b0000), ΔE 2.46.

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Web safe#990000
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Relative luminance0.0554

Complementary

  1. #831908
  2. #087283

Split complementary

  1. #831908
  2. #088356
  3. #083483

Analogous

  1. #830834
  2. #831908
  3. #835608

Triadic

  1. #831908
  2. #088319
  3. #190883

Tetradic

  1. #831908
  2. #728308
  3. #087283
  4. #190883

Square

  1. #831908
  2. #348308
  3. #087283
  4. #560883

Monochromatic

  1. #130401
  2. #3b0b04
  3. #831908
  4. #cb270c
  5. #f24c32

Shades

#831908 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #831908
  2. #761707
  3. #691406
  4. #5c1206
  5. #4f0f05
  6. #420d04
  7. #340a03
  8. #270802
  9. #1a0502
  10. #0d0301
  11. #000000

Tints

#831908 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #831908
  2. #8f3021
  3. #9c4739
  4. #a85e52
  5. #b5756b
  6. #c18c84
  7. #cda39c
  8. #dabab5
  9. #e6d1ce
  10. #f3e8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#831908 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #831908
  2. #832314
  3. #822e20
  4. #82382c
  5. #824238
  6. #824d44
  7. #815750
  8. #81615c
  9. #816b68
  10. #807674
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #434343 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #633634 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3b3404 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #554b00 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #910017 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #602b06 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a3d03 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8c0012 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-831908 {
  color: #831908;
}
Background
.bg-831908 {
  background-color: #831908;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-831908 {
  border: 2px solid #831908;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #831908;
  --color-primary-rgb: 131 25 8;
  --color-primary-hsl: 8 88% 27%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-831908 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #831908, #835608);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-831908 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(131 25 8 / 0.35);
}

#8b0000 Dark Red ΔE 2.46 #800000 Maroon ΔE 2.71 #882d17 Kobe ΔE 3.72 #92000a Sangria ΔE 3.73 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 4.73 #8a3324 Burnt Umber ΔE 5.70 #960018 Carmine ΔE 6.42 #7ce6f7 Inverted #434343 Grayscale 

Dark Red
#831908  rgb(131, 25, 8)  hsl(8, 88%, 27%)  Dark Red
#087283  rgb(8, 114, 131)  hsl(188, 88%, 27%)  Teal Blue
#088319  rgb(8, 131, 25)  hsl(128, 88%, 27%)  Green
#190883  rgb(25, 8, 131)  hsl(248, 88%, 27%)  Dark Blue