#8A0000 color

  • HEX#8A0000
  • RGBrgb(138, 0, 0)
  • HSLhsl(0, 100%, 27%)
  • CMYK0, 100, 100, 46

About #8A0000

#8A0000 is a dark red color with the hex code #8A0000. In RGB it is red 138, green 0, blue 0; in HSL it is hue 0°, saturation 100%, lightness 27%; in CMYK it is 0%, 100%, 100%, 46%. Its contrast ratio is 10.09:1 on white and 2.08:1 on black.

#8A0000 Color Conversion

Hex triplet8A, 00, 00
CMYK0.00%, 100.00%, 100.00%, 45.88%
RGB Decimal138, 0, 0
HSL0°, 100%, 27%
RGB Octal212, 0, 0
HSV (HSB)0.00°, 100.00%, 54.12%
RGB Binary10001010, 0, 0
CIE-L*AB27.85, 50.74, 41.01
RGB Percent54.12%, 0.00%, 0.00%
CIE-L*CH27.85, 65.24, 38.94
XYZ10.48, 5.40, 0.49
CIE-L*UV27.85, 91.60, 19.76
xyY0.64, 0.33, 5.40
Hunter-Lab23.24, 39.81, 15.02
RYB54.12%, 0.00%, 0.00%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8A0000 on a dark background: contrast 2.08:1, fails WCAG AA.
#8A0000 on a light background: contrast 10.09:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8A0000, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#8A0000 · #E60000 · #2E0000 · #008A8A · #00E5E6

Analogous palette

#8A008A · #8A0045 · #8A0000 · #8A4500 · #8A8A00

Triadic palette

#8A0000 · #008A00 · #00008A · #E60000 · #00E600

Tetradic palette

#8A0000 · #458A00 · #008A8A · #45008A · #2E0000

Monochromatic palette

#1A0000 · #3D0000 · #8A0000 · #D60000 · #FF2424

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