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#8D1908

#8d1908 ≈ Dark Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#8d1908 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 55.29% red, 9.8% green and 3.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 82.27% magenta, 94.33% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 7.67°, with 89.26% 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 9.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Red (#8b0000), ΔE 2.3.

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Web safe#990000
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Relative luminance0.0638

Complementary

  1. #8d1908
  2. #087c8d

Split complementary

  1. #8d1908
  2. #088d5c
  3. #083a8d

Analogous

  1. #8d083a
  2. #8d1908
  3. #8d5c08

Triadic

  1. #8d1908
  2. #088d19
  3. #19088d

Tetradic

  1. #8d1908
  2. #7c8d08
  3. #087c8d
  4. #19088d

Square

  1. #8d1908
  2. #3a8d08
  3. #087c8d
  4. #5c088d

Monochromatic

  1. #130301
  2. #450c04
  3. #8d1908
  4. #d5260c
  5. #f4523a

Shades

#8d1908 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8d1908
  2. #7f1707
  3. #711406
  4. #631206
  5. #550f05
  6. #470d04
  7. #380a03
  8. #2a0802
  9. #1c0502
  10. #0e0301
  11. #000000

Tints

#8d1908 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8d1908
  2. #983021
  3. #a44739
  4. #af5e52
  5. #bb756b
  6. #c68c84
  7. #d1a39c
  8. #ddbab5
  9. #e8d1ce
  10. #f4e8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8d1908 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8d1908
  2. #8c2314
  3. #8a2e20
  4. #89382c
  5. #884238
  6. #874d44
  7. #855750
  8. #84615c
  9. #836b68
  10. #817674
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #474747 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6a3a38 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3f3703 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5b5100 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9c0017 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #672e05 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #734102 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #960012 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8d1908 {
  color: #8d1908;
}
Background
.bg-8d1908 {
  background-color: #8d1908;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8d1908 {
  border: 2px solid #8d1908;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8d1908;
  --color-primary-rgb: 141 25 8;
  --color-primary-hsl: 8 89% 29%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8d1908 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8d1908, #8d5c08);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8d1908 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(141 25 8 / 0.35);
}

#8b0000 Dark Red ΔE 2.30 #92000a Sangria ΔE 2.98 #882d17 Kobe ΔE 3.47 #800000 Maroon ΔE 3.91 #8a3324 Burnt Umber ΔE 5.44 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 5.45 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 5.62 #72e6f7 Inverted #474747 Grayscale 

Dark Red
#8d1908  rgb(141, 25, 8)  hsl(8, 89%, 29%)  Dark Red
#087c8d  rgb(8, 124, 141)  hsl(188, 89%, 29%)  Teal Blue
#088d19  rgb(8, 141, 25)  hsl(128, 89%, 29%)  Forest Green
#19088d  rgb(25, 8, 141)  hsl(248, 89%, 29%)  Dark Blue