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#8A100B

#8a100b ≈ Dark Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#8a100b is a color from the red family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 6.27% green and 4.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 88.41% magenta, 92.03% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 2.36°, with 85.23% saturation and 29.22% 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 9.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Red (#8b0000), ΔE 1.56.

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Web safe#990000
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Relative luminance0.058

Complementary

  1. #8a100b
  2. #0b858a

Split complementary

  1. #8a100b
  2. #0b8a50
  3. #0b468a

Analogous

  1. #8a0b46
  2. #8a100b
  3. #8a500b

Triadic

  1. #8a100b
  2. #0b8a10
  3. #100b8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a100b
  2. #858a0b
  3. #0b858a
  4. #100b8a

Square

  1. #8a100b
  2. #468a0b
  3. #0b858a
  4. #500b8a

Monochromatic

  1. #130202
  2. #430805
  3. #8a100b
  4. #d11811
  5. #f0453e

Shades

#8a100b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a100b
  2. #7c0e0a
  3. #6e0d09
  4. #610b08
  5. #530a07
  6. #450806
  7. #370604
  8. #290503
  9. #1c0302
  10. #0e0201
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a100b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a100b
  2. #962823
  3. #a1403c
  4. #ad5854
  5. #b9706d
  6. #c58885
  7. #d09f9d
  8. #dcb7b6
  9. #e8cfce
  10. #f3e7e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a100b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a100b
  2. #891b17
  3. #882622
  4. #87322e
  5. #863d3a
  6. #854846
  7. #845351
  8. #835e5d
  9. #826a69
  10. #817574
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #444444 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #673635 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3b3308 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #584d02 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #990011 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #642909 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f3d05 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #93000f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a100b {
  color: #8a100b;
}
Background
.bg-8a100b {
  background-color: #8a100b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a100b {
  border: 2px solid #8a100b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a100b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 16 11;
  --color-primary-hsl: 2 85% 29%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a100b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a100b, #8a500b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a100b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 16 11 / 0.35);
}

#8b0000 Dark Red ΔE 1.56 #92000a Sangria ΔE 1.70 #800000 Maroon ΔE 2.55 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 3.90 #960018 Carmine ΔE 4.42 #882d17 Kobe ΔE 4.64 #8a3324 Burnt Umber ΔE 5.81 #75eff4 Inverted #444444 Grayscale 

Dark Red
#8a100b  rgb(138, 16, 11)  hsl(2, 85%, 29%)  Dark Red
#0b858a  rgb(11, 133, 138)  hsl(182, 85%, 29%)  Teal
#0b8a10  rgb(11, 138, 16)  hsl(122, 85%, 29%)  India Green
#100b8a  rgb(16, 11, 138)  hsl(242, 85%, 29%)  Phthalo Blue