#8a1405

Color #8a1405

A vivid, highly saturated dark red.

Closest named color Dark Red #8b0000 · ΔE 4.28 Nearest Tailwind class orange-900 #7e2a0c · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#8a1405

RGB

rgb(138, 20, 5)

HSL

hsl(6.8, 93%, 28%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(6.8, 96.4%, 54.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 85.5%, 96.4%, 45.9%)

LAB

lab(29.2, 47.05, 40.06)

LCH

lch(29.2, 61.79, 40.41)

OKLCH

oklch(40.8%, 0.1537, 30.97)

HWB

hwb(6.8, 2%, 45.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#057b8a

Analogous

#8a0538

#8a1405

#8a5605

Triadic

#8a1405

#058a14

#14058a

Split-complementary

#8a1405

#058a56

#05388a

Tetradic

#8a1405

#7b8a05

#057b8a

#14058a

Square

#8a1405

#388a05

#057b8a

#56058a

Shades

Color #8a1405 mixed toward black.

#731104

#5c0d03

#450a02

#2e0702

#170301

Tints

Color #8a1405 mixed toward white.

#c51d07

#f62d13

#f9614e

#fb9689

#fdcac4

Tones

Color #8a1405 mixed toward gray.

#7f1d10

#74251b

#692e26

#5e3631

#523f3c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.18:1

White text reads better on this background (9.62:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6b6a09 · ΔE 40.2

Deuteranopia

#70760a · ΔE 44.4

Tritanopia

#870d0d · ΔE 2.7

Achromatopsia

#454545 · ΔE 26.2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #8a1405;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a1405]

Related colors

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#8a1405 (#8a1405) is rgb(138, 20, 5) in RGB.

No, #8a1405 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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