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#8A0009 Kiss of a Vampire

#8A0009 is a dark, vivid red named Kiss of a Vampire. In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 0.0% green and 3.5% blue (rgb(138, 0, 9)). Its HSL value is 356° hue, 100% saturation and 27% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 93% yellow and 46% black. #8A0009 is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.07:1.

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Variations of #8A0009

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#8A0009 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#8A0009 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8A0009 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 68% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #564C00
  • Protanopia 64% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #373006
  • Protanomaly 77% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #582D03
  • Deuteranopia 68% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #564C00
  • Deuteranomaly 78% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #683D00
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #990007
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #900007
  • Achromatopsia 67% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #424242
  • Achromatomaly 77% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #5B3939

#8A0009 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.07:1 Very good#8A0009 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.08:1 Very poor#8A0009 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#8A0009 in CSS

/* Kiss of a Vampire */
.color { color: #8A0009; }
.background { background-color: #8A0009; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8A0009; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(138 0 9);
color: hsl(356 100% 27%);
color: oklch(0.398 0.162 27.3);

#8A0009 FAQ

What color is #8A0009?

#8A0009 is a dark, vivid red. Its closest named color is Kiss of a Vampire. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #8A0009?

#8A0009 is rgb(138, 0, 9) in RGB, hsl(356, 100%, 27%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 100%, 93%, 46%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8A0009?

The complementary color of #8A0009 is #008A81, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8A0009?

White text has the best contrast on #8A0009: 10.07:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8A0009 a warm or cool color?

#8A0009 is a warm color.