All About Color #8A2828

#8A2828

About #8A2828

#8A2828 is a dark red color with the hex code #8A2828. In RGB it is red 138, green 40, blue 40; in HSL it is hue 0°, saturation 55%, lightness 35%; in CMYK it is 0%, 71%, 71%, 46%. Its contrast ratio is 8.70:1 on white and 2.41:1 on black.

#8A2828 Color Conversion

Hex triplet8A, 28, 28
CMYK0.00%, 71.01%, 71.01%, 45.88%
RGB Decimal138, 40, 40
HSL0°, 55%, 35%
RGB Octal212, 50, 50
HSV (HSB)0.00°, 71.01%, 54.12%
RGB Binary10001010, 101000, 101000
CIE-L*AB31.97, 41.39, 23.96
RGB Percent54.12%, 15.69%, 15.69%
CIE-L*CH31.97, 47.83, 30.07
XYZ11.62, 7.07, 2.76
CIE-L*UV31.97, 71.13, 15.34
xyY0.54, 0.33, 7.07
Hunter-Lab26.60, 31.46, 12.46
RYB54.12%, 15.69%, 15.69%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8A2828 on a dark background: contrast 2.41:1, fails WCAG AA.
#8A2828 on a light background: contrast 8.70:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8A2828, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#8A2828 · #C94545 · #431414 · #288A8A · #45C9C9

Analogous palette

#8A288A · #8A2859 · #8A2828 · #8A5928 · #8A8A28

Triadic palette

#8A2828 · #288A28 · #28288A · #C94545 · #45C945

Tetradic palette

#8A2828 · #598A28 · #288A8A · #59288A · #431414

Monochromatic palette

#140606 · #4F1717 · #8A2828 · #C63939 · #D77575

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