#8C2222

#8C2222

Color Values

HEX

#8C2222

RGB

140, 34, 34

HSL

0.0, 60.9%, 34.1%

HSV

0.0, 75.7%, 54.9%

CMYK

0.0%, 75.7%, 75.7%, 45.1%

OKLCH

0.4259 0.1417 25.6

Properties

Warm Dark Nearest: brown 4

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8C2222

#228C8C

Analogous

#8C2257

#8C5722

#8C2222

Triadic

#8C2222

#228C22

#22228C

Split Complementary

#8C2222

#228C57

#22578C

Tetradic

#8C2222

#578C22

#228C8C

#57228C

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#8C2222

Protanopia

#5E5D22

Deuteranopia

#646C22

Tritanopia

#872222

Achromatopsia

#393939

CSS Usage

background-color: #8C2222;
color: #8C2222;
border-color: #8C2222;
Nearest Tailwind: Red 900 #7F1D1D

Tailwind Shades

50
#FBF3F3
100
#F6E4E4
200
#F1C6C6
300
#E79D9D
400
#DA6767
500
#CD3232
600
#A42828
700
#832020
800
#671919
900
#4B1616
950
#2F0E0E

Contrast Checker

Text on white

8.87:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

Text on black

2.37:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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