#8b2e41

Color #8b2e41

A moderately saturated dark red.

Closest named color Brown #a52a2a · ΔE 22.58 Nearest Tailwind class rose-900 #8b0836 · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#8b2e41

RGB

rgb(139, 46, 65)

HSL

hsl(347.7, 50.3%, 36.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(347.7, 66.9%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 66.9%, 53.2%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(33.62, 40.94, 10.09)

LCH

lch(33.62, 42.17, 13.85)

OKLCH

oklch(44.4%, 0.1265, 11.67)

HWB

hwb(347.7, 18%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2e8b78

Analogous

#8b2e70

#8b2e41

#8b492e

Triadic

#8b2e41

#418b2e

#2e418b

Split-complementary

#8b2e41

#2e8b49

#2e708b

Tetradic

#8b2e41

#8b782e

#2e8b78

#2e418b

Square

#8b2e41

#708b2e

#2e8b78

#492e8b

Shades

Color #8b2e41 mixed toward black.

#742636

#5d1f2b

#461721

#2e0f16

#17080b

Tints

Color #8b2e41 mixed toward white.

#b43b54

#c95c73

#d78596

#e4aeb9

#f2d6dc

Tones

Color #8b2e41 mixed toward gray.

#833646

#7c3e4a

#74454f

#6c4d53

#645558

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.56:1

White text reads better on this background (8.19:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6f6e3d · ΔE 39.6

Deuteranopia

#73783c · ΔE 44.2

Tritanopia

#883a39 · ΔE 6.3

Achromatopsia

#4f4f4f · ΔE 24.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b2e41;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b2e41]

Related colors

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Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#8b2e41 (#8b2e41) is rgb(139, 46, 65) in RGB.

No, #8b2e41 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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