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#8C1904

#8c1904 ≈ Dark Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#8c1904 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 1.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 82.14% magenta, 97.14% yellow and 45.1% black. Its hue angle is 9.26°, with 94.44% saturation and 28.24% 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 2.58.

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Web safe#990000
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Relative luminance0.0628

Complementary

  1. #8c1904
  2. #04778c

Split complementary

  1. #8c1904
  2. #048c5d
  3. #04338c

Analogous

  1. #8c0433
  2. #8c1904
  3. #8c5d04

Triadic

  1. #8c1904
  2. #048c19
  3. #19048c

Tetradic

  1. #8c1904
  2. #778c04
  3. #04778c
  4. #19048c

Square

  1. #8c1904
  2. #338c04
  3. #04778c
  4. #5d048c

Monochromatic

  1. #140401
  2. #420c02
  3. #8c1904
  4. #d62606
  5. #f94f30

Shades

#8c1904 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8c1904
  2. #7e1704
  3. #701403
  4. #621203
  5. #540f02
  6. #460d02
  7. #380a02
  8. #2a0801
  9. #1c0501
  10. #0e0300
  11. #000000

Tints

#8c1904 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8c1904
  2. #98301d
  3. #a34736
  4. #af5e4f
  5. #ba7568
  6. #c68c82
  7. #d1a39b
  8. #ddbab4
  9. #e8d1cd
  10. #f4e8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8c1904 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8c1904
  2. #8b2310
  3. #8a2e1d
  4. #883829
  5. #874236
  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 #9b0017 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #672d01 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #724000 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #950011 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8c1904 {
  color: #8c1904;
}
Background
.bg-8c1904 {
  background-color: #8c1904;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8c1904 {
  border: 2px solid #8c1904;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8c1904;
  --color-primary-rgb: 140 25 4;
  --color-primary-hsl: 9 94% 28%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8c1904 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8c1904, #8c5d04);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8c1904 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(140 25 4 / 0.35);
}

#8b0000 Dark Red ΔE 2.58 #882d17 Kobe ΔE 3.58 #92000a Sangria ΔE 3.65 #800000 Maroon ΔE 4.10 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 5.55 #8a3324 Burnt Umber ΔE 5.88 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 6.24 #73e6fb Inverted #474747 Grayscale 

Dark Red
#8c1904  rgb(140, 25, 4)  hsl(9, 94%, 28%)  Dark Red
#04778c  rgb(4, 119, 140)  hsl(189, 94%, 28%)  Teal Blue
#048c19  rgb(4, 140, 25)  hsl(129, 94%, 28%)  Forest Green
#19048c  rgb(25, 4, 140)  hsl(249, 94%, 28%)  Dark Blue