#8C1709

#8C1709

Color Values

HEX

#8C1709

RGB

140, 23, 9

HSL

6.4, 87.9%, 29.2%

HSV

6.4, 93.6%, 54.9%

CMYK

0.0%, 83.6%, 93.6%, 45.1%

OKLCH

0.4141 0.1534 30.7

Properties

Warm Dark Nearest: maroon

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8C1709

#097E8C

Analogous

#8C093C

#8C5809

#8C1709

Triadic

#8C1709

#098C17

#17098C

Split Complementary

#8C1709

#098C58

#093C8C

Tetradic

#8C1709

#3C8C09

#097E8C

#58098C

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#8C1709

Protanopia

#59580C

Deuteranopia

#60690D

Tritanopia

#860F10

Achromatopsia

#2F2F2F

CSS Usage

background-color: #8C1709;
color: #8C1709;
border-color: #8C1709;
Nearest Tailwind: Red 800 #991B1B

Tailwind Shades

50
#FDF3F2
100
#FAE3E0
200
#FBC3BC
300
#F8978C
400
#F45F4E
500
#F0270F
600
#C01F0C
700
#99190A
800
#781408
900
#57120A
950
#370C06

Contrast Checker

Text on white

9.37:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

Text on black

2.24:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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