#8C242B

#8C242B

Color Values

HEX

#8C242B

RGB

140, 36, 43

HSL

356.0, 59.1%, 34.5%

HSV

356.0, 74.3%, 54.9%

CMYK

0.0%, 74.3%, 69.3%, 45.1%

OKLCH

0.4294 0.1389 21.8

Properties

Warm Dark Nearest: brown 4

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8C242B

#248C85

Analogous

#8C245F

#8C5124

#8C242B

Triadic

#8C242B

#2B8C24

#242B8C

Split Complementary

#8C242B

#248C51

#245F8C

Tetradic

#8C242B

#5F8C24

#248C85

#51248C

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#8C242B

Protanopia

#5F5E29

Deuteranopia

#656D29

Tritanopia

#872828

Achromatopsia

#3B3B3B

CSS Usage

background-color: #8C242B;
color: #8C242B;
border-color: #8C242B;
Nearest Tailwind: Red 900 #7F1D1D

Tailwind Shades

50
#FBF4F4
100
#F6E4E5
200
#F0C6C9
300
#E69EA2
400
#D86970
500
#CB343E
600
#A22A32
700
#822128
800
#651A1F
900
#4A171A
950
#2F0E10

Contrast Checker

Text on white

8.74:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

Text on black

2.4:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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