Falu Red (#801818)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 10.19:1 — vs black: 2.06:1

Color values

  • HEX #801818
  • RGB rgb(128, 24, 24)
  • HSL hsl(0, 81%, 50%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 81.25, 81.25, 49.8 )
  • Websafe #990000

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #801818 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Falu Red
#801818 Base
#188080
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Falu Red
#801818 Base
#80184C
#804C18
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Falu Red
#801818 Base
#188018
#181880
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Falu Red
#801818 Base
#18804C
#184C80
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Falu Red
#801818 Base
#4C8018
#188080
#4C1880
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Falu Red
#801818 Base
#150404
#400C0C
#5E1212
#A21E1E
#C02424
#DF5252
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Falu Red, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#150404
#2B0808
#400C0C
#551010
#6B1414
Falu Red #801818 Base
#B82222
#DB4242
#E67A7A
#F0B2B2
#FBEAEA
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #801818. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #801818;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #801818;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #801818;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #801818,
        #19E7E7
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #801818,
        #19E7E7
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$falu-red: #801818;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$falu-red-r: 128;
$falu-red-g: 24;
$falu-red-b: 24;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $falu-red;
    color: rgba($falu-red-r, $falu-red-g, $falu-red-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Falu Red appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #801818 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #4A4A0F Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #32321A Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #801818 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #414141 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Falu Red ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Falu Red #801818 Base
UP Maroon #7B1113 ΔE 1.43
Red Devil #860111 ΔE 2.24
Persian Plum #701C1C ΔE 3.78
Carmine #960018 ΔE 4.26

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.