#8e2e41

Color #8e2e41

A moderately saturated dark red.

Closest named color Brown #a52a2a · ΔE 21.34 Nearest Tailwind class rose-900 #8b0836 · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#8e2e41

RGB

rgb(142, 46, 65)

HSL

hsl(348.1, 51.1%, 36.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(348.1, 67.6%, 55.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 67.6%, 54.2%, 44.3%)

LAB

lab(34.17, 41.96, 10.93)

LCH

lch(34.17, 43.36, 14.6)

OKLCH

oklch(44.9%, 0.1298, 12.28)

HWB

hwb(348.1, 18%, 44.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2e8e7b

Analogous

#8e2e71

#8e2e41

#8e4b2e

Triadic

#8e2e41

#418e2e

#2e418e

Split-complementary

#8e2e41

#2e8e4b

#2e718e

Tetradic

#8e2e41

#8e7b2e

#2e8e7b

#2e418e

Square

#8e2e41

#718e2e

#2e8e7b

#4b2e8e

Shades

Color #8e2e41 mixed toward black.

#762636

#5f1f2b

#471721

#2f0f16

#18080b

Tints

Color #8e2e41 mixed toward white.

#b73b54

#cb5d73

#d88596

#e5aeb9

#f2d6dc

Tones

Color #8e2e41 mixed toward gray.

#863646

#7e3e4b

#764650

#6e4e54

#665659

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.62:1

White text reads better on this background (8.02:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#71703d · ΔE 40.2

Deuteranopia

#757b3c · ΔE 45.3

Tritanopia

#8b3a39 · ΔE 6.1

Achromatopsia

#505050 · ΔE 24.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8e2e41;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e2e41]

Related colors

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#8e2e41 (#8e2e41) is rgb(142, 46, 65) in RGB.

No, #8e2e41 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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