#b8272a

Color #b8272a

A moderately saturated medium red.

Closest named color Firebrick #b22222 · ΔE 2.99 Nearest Tailwind class rose-700 #c70036 · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b8272a

RGB

rgb(184, 39, 42)

HSL

hsl(358.8, 65%, 43.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(358.8, 78.8%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 78.8%, 77.2%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(40.92, 56.53, 35.34)

LCH

lch(40.92, 66.67, 32.01)

OKLCH

oklch(51.2%, 0.181, 25.53)

HWB

hwb(358.8, 15.3%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#27b8b5

Analogous

#b82772

#b8272a

#b86d27

Triadic

#b8272a

#2ab827

#272ab8

Split-complementary

#b8272a

#27b86d

#2772b8

Tetradic

#b8272a

#b8b527

#27b8b5

#272ab8

Square

#b8272a

#72b827

#27b8b5

#6d27b8

Shades

Color #b8272a mixed toward black.

#992123

#7b1a1c

#5c1415

#3d0d0e

#1f0707

Tints

Color #b8272a mixed toward white.

#d53a3d

#de6164

#e6898a

#eeb0b1

#f7d8d8

Tones

Color #b8272a mixed toward gray.

#ac3335

#a03f41

#944b4d

#885758

#7c6364

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.36:1

White text reads better on this background (6.25:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#908f29 · ΔE 48.5

Deuteranopia

#969e29 · ΔE 53.8

Tritanopia

#b42929 · ΔE 0.8

Achromatopsia

#606060 · ΔE 26.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b8272a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8272a]

Related colors

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pink #ffc0cb

Crimson #dc143c

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#b8272a (#b8272a) is rgb(184, 39, 42) in RGB.

No, #b8272a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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