#8a0c21

Color #8a0c21

A vivid, highly saturated dark red.

Closest named color Brown #a52a2a · ΔE 10.46 Nearest Tailwind class red-900 #82181a · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#8a0c21

RGB

rgb(138, 12, 33)

HSL

hsl(350, 84%, 29.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(350, 91.3%, 54.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 91.3%, 76.1%, 45.9%)

LAB

lab(28.84, 49.54, 24.72)

LCH

lch(28.84, 55.37, 26.52)

OKLCH

oklch(40.6%, 0.1556, 21.02)

HWB

hwb(350, 4.7%, 45.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#0c8a75

Analogous

#8a0c60

#8a0c21

#8a360c

Triadic

#8a0c21

#218a0c

#0c218a

Split-complementary

#8a0c21

#0c8a36

#0c608a

Tetradic

#8a0c21

#8a750c

#0c8a75

#0c218a

Square

#8a0c21

#608a0c

#0c8a75

#360c8a

Shades

Color #8a0c21 mixed toward black.

#730a1b

#5c0816

#450610

#2e040b

#170205

Tints

Color #8a0c21 mixed toward white.

#c1112e

#ec2244

#f15973

#f591a1

#fac8d0

Tones

Color #8a0c21 mixed toward gray.

#7f1628

#75212f

#6a2b36

#60363d

#554044

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.16:1

White text reads better on this background (9.74:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6b6a1d · ΔE 43.8

Deuteranopia

#6f751c · ΔE 48.3

Tritanopia

#871a19 · ΔE 4.2

Achromatopsia

#444444 · ΔE 25.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a0c21;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a0c21]

Related colors

Pink #ffc0cb

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Crimson #dc143c

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#8a0c21 (#8a0c21) is rgb(138, 12, 33) in RGB.

No, #8a0c21 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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