#8b3e27

Color #8b3e27

A moderately saturated dark red.

Closest named color Sienna #a0522d · ΔE 9.99 Nearest Tailwind class orange-900 #7e2a0c · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#8b3e27

RGB

rgb(139, 62, 39)

HSL

hsl(13.8, 56.2%, 34.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(13.8, 71.9%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 55.4%, 71.9%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(36.14, 31.12, 29.48)

LCH

lch(36.14, 42.87, 43.45)

OKLCH

oklch(46.1%, 0.1112, 37.32)

HWB

hwb(13.8, 15.3%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#27748b

Analogous

#8b2742

#8b3e27

#8b7027

Triadic

#8b3e27

#278b3e

#3e278b

Split-complementary

#8b3e27

#278b70

#27428b

Tetradic

#8b3e27

#748b27

#27748b

#3e278b

Square

#8b3e27

#428b27

#27748b

#70278b

Shades

Color #8b3e27 mixed toward black.

#743420

#5d291a

#461f13

#2e150d

#170a06

Tints

Color #8b3e27 mixed toward white.

#b65133

#cf6f52

#db937d

#e7b7a9

#f3dbd4

Tones

Color #8b3e27 mixed toward gray.

#83422f

#7a4738

#724b40

#6a5048

#615451

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.46:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.82:1

White text reads better on this background (7.46:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#72712e · ΔE 31.7

Deuteranopia

#757a2f · ΔE 35.3

Tritanopia

#883233 · ΔE 8.5

Achromatopsia

#555555 · ΔE 23.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b3e27;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b3e27]

Related colors

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Tomato #ff6347

Sienna #a0522d

Frequently asked questions

#8b3e27 (#8b3e27) is rgb(139, 62, 39) in RGB.

No, #8b3e27 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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