#8B0939 Color

#8B0939 is rgb(139, 9, 57) in RGB and hsl(338, 88%, 29%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Brown. White text is most readable on this background.

#8B0939

HEX#8B0939

RGBrgb(139, 9, 57)

HSLhsl(338, 88%, 29%)

HSVhsv(338, 94%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(41.2% 0.159 8.6)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 94%, 59%, 45%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8B0939 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text9.56:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.2:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8B0939 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8B0939 Complementary#098B5B Analogous#8B097A Analogous#8B1A09 Triadic#398B09 Triadic#09398B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8B0939, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BB0C4C #EB0F60 #F23A7E #F5669A #F896BA #FBC5D9

Shades

#780831 #69072B #560623 #48051D #350315 #260210

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