#8b3e2d

Color #8b3e2d

A moderately saturated dark red.

Closest named color Sienna #a0522d · ΔE 12.41 Nearest Tailwind class orange-900 #7e2a0c · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#8b3e2d

RGB

rgb(139, 62, 45)

HSL

hsl(10.9, 51.1%, 36.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(10.9, 67.6%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 55.4%, 67.6%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(36.22, 31.48, 26.05)

LCH

lch(36.22, 40.86, 39.61)

OKLCH

oklch(46.2%, 0.1092, 33.88)

HWB

hwb(10.9, 17.6%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2d7a8b

Analogous

#8b2d4b

#8b3e2d

#8b6d2d

Triadic

#8b3e2d

#2d8b3e

#3e2d8b

Split-complementary

#8b3e2d

#2d8b6d

#2d4b8b

Tetradic

#8b3e2d

#7a8b2d

#2d7a8b

#3e2d8b

Square

#8b3e2d

#4b8b2d

#2d7a8b

#6d2d8b

Shades

Color #8b3e2d mixed toward black.

#743426

#5d291e

#461f17

#2e150f

#170a08

Tints

Color #8b3e2d mixed toward white.

#b4503a

#ca6f5b

#d79384

#e4b7ad

#f2dbd6

Tones

Color #8b3e2d mixed toward gray.

#834335

#7b483d

#744d45

#6c524c

#645754

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.82:1

White text reads better on this background (7.43:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#727132 · ΔE 32.4

Deuteranopia

#757a33 · ΔE 36

Tritanopia

#883536 · ΔE 6.6

Achromatopsia

#555555 · ΔE 23.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b3e2d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b3e2d]

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Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#8b3e2d (#8b3e2d) is rgb(139, 62, 45) in RGB.

No, #8b3e2d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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