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#8A0803

#8a0803 ≈ Dark Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#8a0803 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 3.14% green and 1.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 94.2% magenta, 97.83% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 2.22°, with 95.74% saturation and 27.65% 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 9.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Red (#8b0000), ΔE 0.53.

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Web safe#990000
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Relative luminance0.0558

Complementary

  1. #8a0803
  2. #03858a

Split complementary

  1. #8a0803
  2. #038a4c
  3. #03428a

Analogous

  1. #8a0342
  2. #8a0803
  3. #8a4c03

Triadic

  1. #8a0803
  2. #038a08
  3. #08038a

Tetradic

  1. #8a0803
  2. #858a03
  3. #03858a
  4. #08038a

Square

  1. #8a0803
  2. #428a03
  3. #03858a
  4. #4c038a

Monochromatic

  1. #140100
  2. #3f0401
  3. #8a0803
  4. #d50c05
  5. #fa332c

Shades

#8a0803 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a0803
  2. #7c0703
  3. #6e0602
  4. #610602
  5. #530502
  6. #450402
  7. #370301
  8. #290201
  9. #1c0201
  10. #0e0100
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a0803 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a0803
  2. #96211c
  3. #a13935
  4. #ad524f
  5. #b96b68
  6. #c58481
  7. #d09c9a
  8. #dcb5b3
  9. #e8cecd
  10. #f3e6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a0803 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a0803
  2. #891410
  3. #88201c
  4. #872c29
  5. #863835
  6. #854442
  7. #84504e
  8. #835c5b
  9. #826867
  10. #817474
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #434343 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #673434 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #393100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #574c00 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #99000a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #642601 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f3c00 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #930007 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a0803 {
  color: #8a0803;
}
Background
.bg-8a0803 {
  background-color: #8a0803;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a0803 {
  border: 2px solid #8a0803;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a0803;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 8 3;
  --color-primary-hsl: 2 96% 28%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a0803 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a0803, #8a4c03);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a0803 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 8 3 / 0.35);
}

#8b0000 Dark Red ΔE 0.53 #92000a Sangria ΔE 2.11 #800000 Maroon ΔE 2.24 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 4.90 #882d17 Kobe ΔE 5.04 #960018 Carmine ΔE 5.33 #8a3324 Burnt Umber ΔE 6.65 #75f7fc Inverted #434343 Grayscale 

Dark Red
#8a0803  rgb(138, 8, 3)  hsl(2, 96%, 28%)  Dark Red
#03858a  rgb(3, 133, 138)  hsl(182, 96%, 28%)  Teal
#038a08  rgb(3, 138, 8)  hsl(122, 96%, 28%)  India Green
#08038a  rgb(8, 3, 138)  hsl(242, 96%, 28%)  Dark Blue