#8C0000

#8C0000

Color Values

HEX

#8C0000

RGB

140, 0, 0

HSL

0.0, 100.0%, 27.5%

HSV

0.0, 100.0%, 54.9%

CMYK

0.0%, 100.0%, 100.0%, 45.1%

OKLCH

0.4019 0.1649 29.2

Properties

Warm Dark Nearest: darkred

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8C0000

#008C8C

Analogous

#8C0046

#8C4600

#8C0000

Triadic

#8C0000

#008C00

#00008C

Split Complementary

#8C0000

#008C46

#00468C

Tetradic

#8C0000

#468C00

#008C8C

#46008C

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#8C0000

Protanopia

#4F4E00

Deuteranopia

#586200

Tritanopia

#850000

Achromatopsia

#1E1E1E

CSS Usage

background-color: #8C0000;
color: #8C0000;
border-color: #8C0000;
Nearest Tailwind: Red 800 #991B1B

Tailwind Shades

50
#FEF1F1
100
#FCDEDE
200
#FFB8B8
300
#FF8585
400
#FF4242
500
#FF0000
600
#CC0000
700
#A30000
800
#800000
900
#5C0505
950
#3A0303

Contrast Checker

Text on white

9.93:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

Text on black

2.12:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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