#8B1609 Color

#8B1609 is rgb(139, 22, 9) in RGB and hsl(6, 88%, 29%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkRed. White text is most readable on this background.

#8B1609

HEX#8B1609

RGBrgb(139, 22, 9)

HSLhsl(6, 88%, 29%)

HSVhsv(6, 94%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(41.1% 0.153 30.5)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 84%, 94%, 45%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8B1609 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text9.47:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.22:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8B1609 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8B1609 Complementary#097E8B Analogous#8B093D Analogous#8B5709 Triadic#098B16 Triadic#16098B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8B1609, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BB1D0C #EB250F #F24D3A #F57466 #F89F96 #FBCBC5

Shades

#781308 #691107 #560E06 #480B05 #350803 #260602

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