#8e0d00

Color #8e0d00

A vivid, highly saturated dark red.

Closest named color Dark Red #8b0000 · ΔE 2.41 Nearest Tailwind class red-800 #9f0712 · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#8e0d00

RGB

rgb(142, 13, 0)

HSL

hsl(5.5, 100%, 27.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(5.5, 100%, 55.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 90.8%, 100%, 44.3%)

LAB

lab(29.51, 49.68, 42.72)

LCH

lch(29.51, 65.52, 40.69)

OKLCH

oklch(41.2%, 0.1616, 30.74)

HWB

hwb(5.5, 0%, 44.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#00818e

Analogous

#8e003a

#8e0d00

#8e5400

Triadic

#8e0d00

#008e0d

#0d008e

Split-complementary

#8e0d00

#008e54

#003a8e

Tetradic

#8e0d00

#818e00

#00818e

#0d008e

Square

#8e0d00

#3a8e00

#00818e

#54008e

Shades

Color #8e0d00 mixed toward black.

#760b00

#5f0900

#470600

#2f0400

#180200

Tints

Color #8e0d00 mixed toward white.

#cb1300

#ff200a

#ff5847

#ff9084

#ffc7c2

Tones

Color #8e0d00 mixed toward gray.

#82170c

#762018

#6a2a23

#5f342f

#533d3b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.21:1

White text reads better on this background (9.51:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6e6d03 · ΔE 41.5

Deuteranopia

#737904 · ΔE 45.7

Tritanopia

#8b0606 · ΔE 2

Achromatopsia

#464646 · ΔE 26.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8e0d00;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e0d00]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#8e0d00 (#8e0d00) is rgb(142, 13, 0) in RGB.

No, #8e0d00 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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