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#8C1903

#8c1903 ≈ Dark Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#8c1903 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.9% red, 9.8% green and 1.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 82.14% magenta, 97.86% yellow and 45.1% black. Its hue angle is 9.64°, with 95.8% saturation and 28.04% 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 9.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Red (#8b0000), ΔE 2.7.

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Web safe#990000
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Relative luminance0.0628

Complementary

  1. #8c1903
  2. #03768c

Split complementary

  1. #8c1903
  2. #038c5e
  3. #03318c

Analogous

  1. #8c0331
  2. #8c1903
  3. #8c5e03

Triadic

  1. #8c1903
  2. #038c19
  3. #19038c

Tetradic

  1. #8c1903
  2. #768c03
  3. #03768c
  4. #19038c

Square

  1. #8c1903
  2. #318c03
  3. #03768c
  4. #5e038c

Monochromatic

  1. #140400
  2. #410c01
  3. #8c1903
  4. #d72605
  5. #fb4e2d

Shades

#8c1903 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8c1903
  2. #7e1703
  3. #701402
  4. #621202
  5. #540f02
  6. #460d02
  7. #380a01
  8. #2a0801
  9. #1c0501
  10. #0e0300
  11. #000000

Tints

#8c1903 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8c1903
  2. #98301c
  3. #a34735
  4. #af5e4f
  5. #ba7568
  6. #c68c81
  7. #d1a39a
  8. #ddbab3
  9. #e8d1cd
  10. #f4e8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8c1903 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8c1903
  2. #8b2310
  3. #8a2e1c
  4. #883829
  5. #874235
  6. #864d42
  7. #85574e
  8. #84615b
  9. #826b67
  10. #817674
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #474747 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #693937 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3f3700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5b5000 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9b0016 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #672d00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #724000 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #950010 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8c1903 {
  color: #8c1903;
}
Background
.bg-8c1903 {
  background-color: #8c1903;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8c1903 {
  border: 2px solid #8c1903;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8c1903;
  --color-primary-rgb: 140 25 3;
  --color-primary-hsl: 10 96% 28%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8c1903 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8c1903, #8c5e03);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8c1903 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(140 25 3 / 0.35);
}

#8b0000 Dark Red ΔE 2.70 #882d17 Kobe ΔE 3.63 #92000a Sangria ΔE 3.82 #800000 Maroon ΔE 4.21 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 5.55 #8a3324 Burnt Umber ΔE 6.00 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 6.42 #73e6fc Inverted #474747 Grayscale 

Dark Red
#8c1903  rgb(140, 25, 3)  hsl(10, 96%, 28%)  Dark Red
#03768c  rgb(3, 118, 140)  hsl(190, 96%, 28%)  Teal Blue
#038c19  rgb(3, 140, 25)  hsl(130, 96%, 28%)  Forest Green
#19038c  rgb(25, 3, 140)  hsl(250, 96%, 28%)  Dark Blue