#8b270a

Color #8b270a

A vivid, highly saturated dark red.

Closest named color Maroon #800000 · ΔE 9.51 Nearest Tailwind class orange-900 #7e2a0c · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#8b270a

RGB

rgb(139, 39, 10)

HSL

hsl(13.5, 86.6%, 29.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(13.5, 92.8%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 71.9%, 92.8%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(31.72, 41.08, 39.99)

LCH

lch(31.72, 57.33, 44.23)

OKLCH

oklch(42.7%, 0.1398, 35.39)

HWB

hwb(13.5, 3.9%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#0a6e8b

Analogous

#8b0a2d

#8b270a

#8b670a

Triadic

#8b270a

#0a8b27

#270a8b

Split-complementary

#8b270a

#0a8b67

#0a2d8b

Tetradic

#8b270a

#6e8b0a

#0a6e8b

#270a8b

Square

#8b270a

#2d8b0a

#0a6e8b

#670a8b

Shades

Color #8b270a mixed toward black.

#742008

#5d1a07

#451305

#2e0d03

#170602

Tints

Color #8b270a mixed toward white.

#c3370e

#ef4d1e

#f37a57

#f7a68f

#fbd3c7

Tones

Color #8b270a mixed toward gray.

#802d15

#75331f

#6b392a

#603f35

#554540

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.39:1

White text reads better on this background (8.78:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6e6d14 · ΔE 36.8

Deuteranopia

#727816 · ΔE 40.8

Tritanopia

#881a1b · ΔE 7.2

Achromatopsia

#4b4b4b · ΔE 25.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b270a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b270a]

Related colors

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Tomato #ff6347

Sienna #a0522d

Frequently asked questions

#8b270a (#8b270a) is rgb(139, 39, 10) in RGB.

No, #8b270a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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