Japanese Maple is a medium dark bright shade of Pinkish Red. It belongs to the color family Dark Crimson, and it has medium lightness and high saturation. Japanese Maple effect can vary from warm to cool, depending on what colors it is paired with.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Japanese Maple is #780109.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Japanese Maple has 47%% Red, 0% Green, and 4% Blue.
Japanese Maple has 356° Hue, 99% Saturation, and 47% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Japanese Maple has 356° Hue, 97% Saturation, and 24% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Japanese Maple has 0% cyan, 99% magenta, 92% yellow, and 53% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#780109 |
|
RGB |
(120, 1, 9) |
(47%, 0%, 4%) |
HSV |
(356°, 99, 47) |
(99%, 99%, 47%) |
HSL |
(356°, 97, 24) |
(99%, 97%, 24%) |
CMYK |
(0, 99, 92, 53) |
(0%, 99%, 92%, 53%) |
The natural luminance of Japanese Maple is 4%, which is low.
Japanese Maple has a higher contrast with white than black.
Japanese Maple and black have a 1.8:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Japanese Maple and white have a 11.7:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
4% |
insufficient (1.8) |
AAA (11.7) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Japanese Maple paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 45% Red, 2% Magenta, 53% Black, as shown below.
Yellow
0%
Red
45%
Green
0%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
2%
Black
53%
White
0%
To mix Japanese Maple paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 24% Magenta, 23% Yellow, 53% Black, as shown below.
Cyan
0%
Magenta
24%
Yellow
23%
Black
53%
White
0%
Colors similar to Japanese Maple are: Firebrick, Red Devil, Rosewood, Claret, and Wine Red. Firebrick is more magenta and paler than Japanese Maple. Red Devil is more magenta than Japanese Maple. Rosewood is more magenta than Japanese Maple. Claret is more magenta than Japanese Maple. Wine Red is more magenta than Japanese Maple.