#8B1C09 Color

#8B1C09 is rgb(139, 28, 9) in RGB and hsl(9, 88%, 29%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkRed. White text is most readable on this background.

#8B1C09

HEX#8B1C09

RGBrgb(139, 28, 9)

HSLhsl(9, 88%, 29%)

HSVhsv(9, 94%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(41.6% 0.149 32)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 80%, 94%, 45%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8B1C09 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text9.26:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.27:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8B1C09 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8B1C09 Complementary#09788B Analogous#8B0936 Analogous#8B5D09 Triadic#098B1C Triadic#1C098B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8B1C09, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BB260C #EB300F #F2563A #F57B66 #F8A496 #FBCEC5

Shades

#781808 #691607 #561206 #480F05 #350B03 #260802

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