#8a0c00

Color #8a0c00

A vivid, highly saturated dark red.

Closest named color Dark Red #8b0000 · ΔE 2.36 Nearest Tailwind class red-800 #9f0712 · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#8a0c00

RGB

rgb(138, 12, 0)

HSL

hsl(5.2, 100%, 27.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(5.2, 100%, 54.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 91.3%, 100%, 45.9%)

LAB

lab(28.56, 48.71, 41.58)

LCH

lch(28.56, 64.04, 40.48)

OKLCH

oklch(40.3%, 0.1584, 30.68)

HWB

hwb(5.2, 0%, 45.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#007e8a

Analogous

#8a0039

#8a0c00

#8a5100

Triadic

#8a0c00

#008a0c

#0c008a

Split-complementary

#8a0c00

#008a51

#00398a

Tetradic

#8a0c00

#7e8a00

#007e8a

#0c008a

Square

#8a0c00

#398a00

#007e8a

#51008a

Shades

Color #8a0c00 mixed toward black.

#730a00

#5c0800

#450600

#2e0400

#170200

Tints

Color #8a0c00 mixed toward white.

#c81100

#ff1d07

#ff5545

#ff8e83

#ffc6c1

Tones

Color #8a0c00 mixed toward gray.

#7f150c

#731f17

#682923

#5c322e

#513c3a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.84:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.13:1

White text reads better on this background (9.84:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6b6a03 · ΔE 41

Deuteranopia

#6f7504 · ΔE 45

Tritanopia

#870506 · ΔE 2.1

Achromatopsia

#434343 · ΔE 26.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8a0c00;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a0c00]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#8a0c00 (#8a0c00) is rgb(138, 12, 0) in RGB.

No, #8a0c00 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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