#8a1723

Color #8a1723

A vivid, highly saturated dark red.

Closest named color Brown #a52a2a · ΔE 10.18 Nearest Tailwind class red-900 #82181a · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#8a1723

RGB

rgb(138, 23, 35)

HSL

hsl(353.7, 71.4%, 31.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(353.7, 83.3%, 54.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 83.3%, 74.6%, 45.9%)

LAB

lab(29.76, 47.1, 24.5)

LCH

lch(29.76, 53.09, 27.48)

OKLCH

oklch(41.3%, 0.1486, 22.01)

HWB

hwb(353.7, 9%, 45.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#178a7e

Analogous

#8a175d

#8a1723

#8a4417

Triadic

#8a1723

#238a17

#17238a

Split-complementary

#8a1723

#178a44

#175d8a

Tetradic

#8a1723

#8a7e17

#178a7e

#17238a

Square

#8a1723

#5d8a17

#178a7e

#44178a

Shades

Color #8a1723 mixed toward black.

#73131d

#5c0f17

#450c12

#2e080c

#170406

Tints

Color #8a1723 mixed toward white.

#bc1f30

#de3849

#e66a77

#ee9ba4

#f7cdd2

Tones

Color #8a1723 mixed toward gray.

#81212b

#772a32

#6d343a

#643d41

#5a4749

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.23:1

White text reads better on this background (9.43:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6b6b20 · ΔE 42.8

Deuteranopia

#707620 · ΔE 46.9

Tritanopia

#871e1e · ΔE 2.7

Achromatopsia

#464646 · ΔE 25.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a1723;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a1723]

Related colors

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pink #ffc0cb

Crimson #dc143c

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#8a1723 (#8a1723) is rgb(138, 23, 35) in RGB.

No, #8a1723 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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