#8c1c38

Color #8c1c38

A moderately saturated dark red.

Closest named color Brown #a52a2a · ΔE 19.24 Nearest Tailwind class rose-900 #8b0836 · ΔE 2.2

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Conversions

HEX

#8c1c38

RGB

rgb(140, 28, 56)

HSL

hsl(345, 66.7%, 32.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(345, 80%, 54.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 80%, 60%, 45.1%)

LAB

lab(31.1, 47.44, 12.55)

LCH

lch(31.1, 49.07, 14.82)

OKLCH

oklch(42.5%, 0.1466, 12.29)

HWB

hwb(345, 11%, 45.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1c8c70

Analogous

#8c1c70

#8c1c38

#8c381c

Triadic

#8c1c38

#388c1c

#1c388c

Split-complementary

#8c1c38

#1c8c38

#1c708c

Tetradic

#8c1c38

#8c701c

#1c8c70

#1c388c

Square

#8c1c38

#708c1c

#1c8c70

#381c8c

Shades

Color #8c1c38 mixed toward black.

#75172f

#5d1325

#460e1c

#2f0913

#170509

Tints

Color #8c1c38 mixed toward white.

#bb254b

#d94167

#e3708d

#eca0b3

#f6cfd9

Tones

Color #8c1c38 mixed toward gray.

#83253d

#792f41

#703846

#67414b

#5d4b4f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.34:1

White text reads better on this background (8.98:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6d6d33 · ΔE 43.8

Deuteranopia

#727831 · ΔE 48.7

Tritanopia

#892e2d · ΔE 7.5

Achromatopsia

#494949 · ΔE 24.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8c1c38;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8c1c38]

Related colors

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#8c1c38 (#8c1c38) is rgb(140, 28, 56) in RGB.

No, #8c1c38 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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