#8e001a

Color #8e001a

A vivid, highly saturated dark red.

Closest named color Brown #a52a2a · ΔE 9.01 Nearest Tailwind class red-900 #82181a · ΔE 2.9

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Conversions

HEX

#8e001a

RGB

rgb(142, 0, 26)

HSL

hsl(349, 100%, 27.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(349, 100%, 55.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 100%, 81.7%, 44.3%)

LAB

lab(28.97, 52.32, 29.54)

LCH

lch(28.97, 60.08, 29.45)

OKLCH

oklch(40.8%, 0.1647, 22.83)

HWB

hwb(349, 0%, 44.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#008e74

Analogous

#8e0061

#8e001a

#8e2d00

Triadic

#8e001a

#1a8e00

#001a8e

Split-complementary

#8e001a

#008e2d

#00618e

Tetradic

#8e001a

#8e7400

#008e74

#001a8e

Square

#8e001a

#618e00

#008e74

#2d008e

Shades

Color #8e001a mixed toward black.

#760016

#5f0011

#47000d

#2f0009

#180004

Tints

Color #8e001a mixed toward white.

#cb0025

#ff0a37

#ff4769

#ff849b

#ffc2cd

Tones

Color #8e001a mixed toward gray.

#820c21

#761829

#6a2330

#5f2f38

#533b3f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.17:1

White text reads better on this background (9.7:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6d6c16 · ΔE 44.8

Deuteranopia

#727814 · ΔE 49.3

Tritanopia

#8b1211 · ΔE 4

Achromatopsia

#444444 · ΔE 26

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8e001a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e001a]

Related colors

Pink #ffc0cb

Crimson #dc143c

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#8e001a (#8e001a) is rgb(142, 0, 26) in RGB.

No, #8e001a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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