#8c1505

Color #8c1505

A vivid, highly saturated dark red.

Closest named color Dark Red #8b0000 · ΔE 4 Nearest Tailwind class red-800 #9f0712 · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#8c1505

RGB

rgb(140, 21, 5)

HSL

hsl(7.1, 93.1%, 28.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(7.1, 96.4%, 54.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 85%, 96.4%, 45.1%)

LAB

lab(29.72, 47.4, 40.66)

LCH

lch(29.72, 62.45, 40.62)

OKLCH

oklch(41.2%, 0.155, 31.12)

HWB

hwb(7.1, 2%, 45.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#057c8c

Analogous

#8c0538

#8c1505

#8c5805

Triadic

#8c1505

#058c15

#15058c

Split-complementary

#8c1505

#058c58

#05388c

Tetradic

#8c1505

#7c8c05

#057c8c

#15058c

Square

#8c1505

#388c05

#057c8c

#58058c

Shades

Color #8c1505 mixed toward black.

#751104

#5d0e03

#460a02

#2f0702

#170301

Tints

Color #8c1505 mixed toward white.

#c71e07

#f72f14

#f9634f

#fb9789

#fdcbc4

Tones

Color #8c1505 mixed toward gray.

#811e10

#75261b

#6a2f27

#5f3732

#54403d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.44:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.22:1

White text reads better on this background (9.44:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6d6c0a · ΔE 40.4

Deuteranopia

#72770b · ΔE 44.2

Tritanopia

#890d0e · ΔE 3

Achromatopsia

#464646 · ΔE 26.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8c1505;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8c1505]

Related colors

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#8c1505 (#8c1505) is rgb(140, 21, 5) in RGB.

No, #8c1505 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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