#8b2f26

Color #8b2f26

A moderately saturated dark red.

Closest named color Brown #a52a2a · ΔE 12.5 Nearest Tailwind class red-900 #82181a · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#8b2f26

RGB

rgb(139, 47, 38)

HSL

hsl(5.3, 57.1%, 34.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(5.3, 72.7%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 66.2%, 72.7%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(33.27, 38.56, 26.78)

LCH

lch(33.27, 46.95, 34.78)

OKLCH

oklch(44%, 0.1272, 28.82)

HWB

hwb(5.3, 14.9%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#26828b

Analogous

#8b2650

#8b2f26

#8b6126

Triadic

#8b2f26

#268b2f

#2f268b

Split-complementary

#8b2f26

#268b61

#26508b

Tetradic

#8b2f26

#828b26

#26828b

#2f268b

Square

#8b2f26

#508b26

#26828b

#61268b

Shades

Color #8b2f26 mixed toward black.

#742720

#5d1f19

#461713

#2e100d

#170806

Tints

Color #8b2f26 mixed toward white.

#b73e32

#cf5c51

#db857c

#e7ada8

#f3d6d3

Tones

Color #8b2f26 mixed toward gray.

#83362e

#7a3d37

#72443f

#694b48

#615250

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.53:1

White text reads better on this background (8.29:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6f6e28 · ΔE 37

Deuteranopia

#737829 · ΔE 40.8

Tritanopia

#882a2b · ΔE 3.3

Achromatopsia

#4e4e4e · ΔE 24.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b2f26;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b2f26]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#8b2f26 (#8b2f26) is rgb(139, 47, 38) in RGB.

No, #8b2f26 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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