#8b3525

Color #8b3525

A moderately saturated dark red.

Closest named color Sienna #a0522d · ΔE 13.38 Nearest Tailwind class orange-900 #7e2a0c · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#8b3525

RGB

rgb(139, 53, 37)

HSL

hsl(9.4, 58%, 34.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(9.4, 73.4%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 61.9%, 73.4%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(34.34, 35.64, 28.6)

LCH

lch(34.34, 45.7, 38.75)

OKLCH

oklch(44.8%, 0.121, 32.55)

HWB

hwb(9.4, 14.5%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#257b8b

Analogous

#8b2548

#8b3525

#8b6825

Triadic

#8b3525

#258b35

#35258b

Split-complementary

#8b3525

#258b68

#25488b

Tetradic

#8b3525

#7b8b25

#257b8b

#35258b

Square

#8b3525

#488b25

#257b8b

#68258b

Shades

Color #8b3525 mixed toward black.

#742c1f

#5d2319

#461a12

#2e120c

#170906

Tints

Color #8b3525 mixed toward white.

#b74631

#d0634f

#dc8a7b

#e8b1a7

#f3d8d3

Tones

Color #8b3525 mixed toward gray.

#823b2d

#7a4136

#71463e

#694c47

#60524f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.63:1

White text reads better on this background (7.97:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#706f29 · ΔE 34.9

Deuteranopia

#74792a · ΔE 38.7

Tritanopia

#882d2d · ΔE 5.4

Achromatopsia

#515151 · ΔE 23.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b3525;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b3525]

Related colors

Tomato #ff6347

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#8b3525 (#8b3525) is rgb(139, 53, 37) in RGB.

No, #8b3525 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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