#8e001f

Color #8e001f

A vivid, highly saturated dark red.

Closest named color Brown #a52a2a · ΔE 9.83 Nearest Tailwind class red-900 #82181a · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#8e001f

RGB

rgb(142, 0, 31)

HSL

hsl(346.9, 100%, 27.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(346.9, 100%, 55.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 100%, 78.2%, 44.3%)

LAB

lab(29.04, 52.49, 26.46)

LCH

lch(29.04, 58.78, 26.75)

OKLCH

oklch(40.9%, 0.1644, 20.96)

HWB

hwb(346.9, 0%, 44.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#008e6f

Analogous

#8e0066

#8e001f

#8e2800

Triadic

#8e001f

#1f8e00

#001f8e

Split-complementary

#8e001f

#008e28

#00668e

Tetradic

#8e001f

#8e6f00

#008e6f

#001f8e

Square

#8e001f

#668e00

#008e6f

#28008e

Shades

Color #8e001f mixed toward black.

#76001a

#5f0015

#47000f

#2f000a

#180005

Tints

Color #8e001f mixed toward white.

#cb002c

#ff0a3f

#ff476f

#ff849f

#ffc2cf

Tones

Color #8e001f mixed toward gray.

#820c26

#76182c

#6a2333

#5f2f3a

#533b40

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.17:1

White text reads better on this background (9.68:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6d6c1a · ΔE 45.3

Deuteranopia

#727819 · ΔE 49.9

Tritanopia

#8b1614 · ΔE 5.3

Achromatopsia

#444444 · ΔE 25.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #8e001f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e001f]

Related colors

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#8e001f (#8e001f) is rgb(142, 0, 31) in RGB.

No, #8e001f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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