#8e352f

Color #8e352f

A moderately saturated dark red.

Closest named color Brown #a52a2a · ΔE 14.43 Nearest Tailwind class red-900 #82181a · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#8e352f

RGB

rgb(142, 53, 47)

HSL

hsl(3.8, 50.3%, 37.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(3.8, 66.9%, 55.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 62.7%, 66.9%, 44.3%)

LAB

lab(35.01, 37.36, 23.47)

LCH

lch(35.01, 44.12, 32.14)

OKLCH

oklch(45.4%, 0.1223, 26.88)

HWB

hwb(3.8, 18.4%, 44.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2f888e

Analogous

#8e2f59

#8e352f

#8e652f

Triadic

#8e352f

#2f8e35

#352f8e

Split-complementary

#8e352f

#2f8e65

#2f598e

Tetradic

#8e352f

#888e2f

#2f888e

#352f8e

Square

#8e352f

#598e2f

#2f888e

#652f8e

Shades

Color #8e352f mixed toward black.

#762c27

#5f231f

#471b18

#2f1210

#180908

Tints

Color #8e352f mixed toward white.

#b6443c

#ca655e

#d78c86

#e4b2af

#f2d9d7

Tones

Color #8e352f mixed toward gray.

#863c37

#7e433f

#764a47

#6e514f

#675857

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.7:1

White text reads better on this background (7.78:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#727131 · ΔE 36.5

Deuteranopia

#767c31 · ΔE 41

Tritanopia

#8b3232 · ΔE 2.2

Achromatopsia

#525252 · ΔE 23.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8e352f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e352f]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Frequently asked questions

#8e352f (#8e352f) is rgb(142, 53, 47) in RGB.

No, #8e352f 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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