#8b1200

Color #8b1200

A vivid, highly saturated dark red.

Closest named color Dark Red #8b0000 · ΔE 3.55 Nearest Tailwind class orange-900 #7e2a0c · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#8b1200

RGB

rgb(139, 18, 0)

HSL

hsl(7.8, 100%, 27.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(7.8, 100%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 87.1%, 100%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(29.22, 47.76, 42.21)

LCH

lch(29.22, 63.74, 41.47)

OKLCH

oklch(40.8%, 0.1563, 31.64)

HWB

hwb(7.8, 0%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#00798b

Analogous

#8b0034

#8b1200

#8b5800

Triadic

#8b1200

#008b12

#12008b

Split-complementary

#8b1200

#008b58

#00348b

Tetradic

#8b1200

#798b00

#00798b

#12008b

Square

#8b1200

#348b00

#00798b

#58008b

Shades

Color #8b1200 mixed toward black.

#740f00

#5d0c00

#460900

#2e0600

#170300

Tints

Color #8b1200 mixed toward white.

#c91a00

#ff2808

#ff5e46

#ff9383

#ffc9c1

Tones

Color #8b1200 mixed toward gray.

#801b0c

#742317

#682c23

#5d342e

#513d3a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.61:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.18:1

White text reads better on this background (9.61:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6c6b05 · ΔE 40.4

Deuteranopia

#717606 · ΔE 44.1

Tritanopia

#880909 · ΔE 2.9

Achromatopsia

#454545 · ΔE 26.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8b1200;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b1200]

Related colors

Tomato #ff6347

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Frequently asked questions

#8b1200 (#8b1200) is rgb(139, 18, 0) in RGB.

No, #8b1200 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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