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#8C1928

#8c1928 ≈ Burgundy

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#8c1928 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.9% red, 9.8% green and 15.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 82.14% magenta, 71.43% yellow and 45.1% black. Its hue angle is 352.17°, with 69.7% saturation and 32.35% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Burgundy (#800020), ΔE 3.61.

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Web safe#990033
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Relative luminance0.0642

Complementary

  1. #8c1928
  2. #198c7d

Split complementary

  1. #8c1928
  2. #198c43
  3. #19618c

Analogous

  1. #8c1961
  2. #8c1928
  3. #8c4319

Triadic

  1. #8c1928
  2. #288c19
  3. #19288c

Tetradic

  1. #8c1928
  2. #8c7d19
  3. #198c7d
  4. #19288c

Square

  1. #8c1928
  2. #618c19
  3. #198c7d
  4. #43198c

Monochromatic

  1. #110305
  2. #4b0d15
  3. #8c1928
  4. #cd253b
  5. #e25c6e

Shades

#8c1928 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8c1928
  2. #7e1724
  3. #701420
  4. #62121c
  5. #540f18
  6. #460d14
  7. #380a10
  8. #2a080c
  9. #1c0508
  10. #0e0304
  11. #000000

Tints

#8c1928 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8c1928
  2. #98303e
  3. #a34753
  4. #af5e69
  5. #ba757e
  6. #c68c94
  7. #d1a3a9
  8. #ddbabf
  9. #e8d1d4
  10. #f4e8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8c1928 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8c1928
  2. #8b2331
  3. #8a2e3a
  4. #883842
  5. #87424b
  6. #864d54
  7. #85575d
  8. #846166
  9. #826b6e
  10. #817677
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #484848 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6a3a3d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3c3828 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #595024 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9a0020 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #662e28 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #714126 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #950023 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8c1928 {
  color: #8c1928;
}
Background
.bg-8c1928 {
  background-color: #8c1928;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8c1928 {
  border: 2px solid #8c1928;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8c1928;
  --color-primary-rgb: 140 25 40;
  --color-primary-hsl: 352 70% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8c1928 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8c1928, #8c4319);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8c1928 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(140 25 40 / 0.35);
}

#800020 Burgundy ΔE 3.61 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 4.39 #960018 Carmine ΔE 4.82 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 5.01 #7f1734 Claret ΔE 6.72 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 7.03 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 7.03 #73e6d7 Inverted #484848 Grayscale 

Burgundy
#8c1928  rgb(140, 25, 40)  hsl(352, 70%, 32%)  Burgundy
#198c7d  rgb(25, 140, 125)  hsl(172, 70%, 32%)  Viridian
#288c19  rgb(40, 140, 25)  hsl(112, 70%, 32%)  Forest Green
#19288c  rgb(25, 40, 140)  hsl(232, 70%, 32%)  Imperial Blue