#8b1a2b

Color #8b1a2b

A moderately saturated dark red.

Closest named color Brown #a52a2a · ΔE 12.88 Nearest Tailwind class red-900 #82181a · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#8b1a2b

RGB

rgb(139, 26, 43)

HSL

hsl(351, 68.5%, 32.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(351, 81.3%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 81.3%, 69.1%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(30.41, 46.93, 20.17)

LCH

lch(30.41, 51.08, 23.26)

OKLCH

oklch(41.8%, 0.1469, 18.87)

HWB

hwb(351, 10.2%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1a8b7a

Analogous

#8b1a64

#8b1a2b

#8b421a

Triadic

#8b1a2b

#2b8b1a

#1a2b8b

Split-complementary

#8b1a2b

#1a8b42

#1a648b

Tetradic

#8b1a2b

#8b7a1a

#1a8b7a

#1a2b8b

Square

#8b1a2b

#648b1a

#1a8b7a

#421a8b

Shades

Color #8b1a2b mixed toward black.

#741624

#5d111d

#460d16

#2e090e

#170407

Tints

Color #8b1a2b mixed toward white.

#bc233a

#db3d55

#e46e7f

#ed9eaa

#f6cfd4

Tones

Color #8b1a2b mixed toward gray.

#822332

#782d38

#6f363f

#654045

#5c494c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.28:1

White text reads better on this background (9.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6c6c28 · ΔE 43.1

Deuteranopia

#717727 · ΔE 47.4

Tritanopia

#882524 · ΔE 4.4

Achromatopsia

#484848 · ΔE 25

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b1a2b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b1a2b]

Related colors

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Pink #ffc0cb

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Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#8b1a2b (#8b1a2b) is rgb(139, 26, 43) in RGB.

No, #8b1a2b 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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