#8B0000

A full breakdown of the hex color #8B0000: format conversions, shades and tints, color harmonies, and accessibility contrast.

Conversions

  • Hex#8B0000
  • RGBrgb(139, 0, 0)
  • HSLhsl(0, 100%, 27%)
  • OKLCHoklch(40.0% 0.164 29.2)
  • Display P3color(display-p3 0.545 0.000 0.000)
  • HSV0°, 100%, 55%
  • CMYK0%, 100%, 100%, 45%

Contrast

White text on #8B0000
10.01:1 — WCAG AAA
Black text on #8B0000
2.10:1 — WCAG Fails

Harmonies

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Shades, tints & tones

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Shades (toward black)

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Tones (toward gray)

CSS

.text { color: #8b0000; }
.background { background-color: #8b0000; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8b0000; }

Used on this site

Gradients: Magma Ring.

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