#8e2d22

Color #8e2d22

A moderately saturated dark red.

Closest named color Brown #a52a2a · ΔE 10.24 Nearest Tailwind class red-900 #82181a · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#8e2d22

RGB

rgb(142, 45, 34)

HSL

hsl(6.1, 61.4%, 34.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(6.1, 76.1%, 55.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 68.3%, 76.1%, 44.3%)

LAB

lab(33.45, 40.35, 29.52)

LCH

lch(33.45, 50, 36.19)

OKLCH

oklch(44.2%, 0.1334, 29.76)

HWB

hwb(6.1, 13.3%, 44.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#22838e

Analogous

#8e224d

#8e2d22

#8e6322

Triadic

#8e2d22

#228e2d

#2d228e

Split-complementary

#8e2d22

#228e63

#224d8e

Tetradic

#8e2d22

#838e22

#22838e

#2d228e

Square

#8e2d22

#4d8e22

#22838e

#63228e

Shades

Color #8e2d22 mixed toward black.

#76251c

#5f1e17

#471611

#2f0f0b

#180706

Tints

Color #8e2d22 mixed toward white.

#bb3b2d

#d4594b

#df8378

#eaaca5

#f4d6d2

Tones

Color #8e2d22 mixed toward gray.

#85342b

#7c3b34

#73423d

#6a4a46

#61514f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.55:1

White text reads better on this background (8.24:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#717025 · ΔE 37.9

Deuteranopia

#757b26 · ΔE 42.1

Tritanopia

#8b2728 · ΔE 3.7

Achromatopsia

#4f4f4f · ΔE 24.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8e2d22;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e2d22]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#8e2d22 (#8e2d22) is rgb(142, 45, 34) in RGB.

No, #8e2d22 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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