All About Color #8B2727

#8B2727

About #8B2727

#8B2727 is a dark red color with the hex code #8B2727. In RGB it is red 139, green 39, blue 39; in HSL it is hue 0°, saturation 56%, lightness 35%; in CMYK it is 0%, 72%, 72%, 45%. Its contrast ratio is 8.69:1 on white and 2.42:1 on black.

#8B2727 Color Conversion

Hex triplet8B, 27, 27
CMYK0.00%, 71.94%, 71.94%, 45.49%
RGB Decimal139, 39, 39
HSL0°, 56%, 35%
RGB Octal213, 47, 47
HSV (HSB)0.00°, 71.94%, 54.51%
RGB Binary10001011, 100111, 100111
CIE-L*AB32.00, 42.09, 24.67
RGB Percent54.51%, 15.29%, 15.29%
CIE-L*CH32.00, 48.79, 30.37
XYZ11.74, 7.09, 2.67
CIE-L*UV32.00, 72.69, 15.68
xyY0.55, 0.33, 7.09
Hunter-Lab26.62, 32.13, 12.69
RYB54.51%, 15.29%, 15.29%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8B2727 on a dark background: contrast 2.42:1, fails WCAG AA.
#8B2727 on a light background: contrast 8.69:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8B2727, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#8B2727 · #CA4444 · #441313 · #278B8B · #44CACA

Analogous palette

#8B278B · #8B2759 · #8B2727 · #8B5927 · #8B8B27

Triadic palette

#8B2727 · #278B27 · #27278B · #CA4444 · #44CA44

Tetradic palette

#8B2727 · #598B27 · #278B8B · #59278B · #441313

Monochromatic palette

#140606 · #501616 · #8B2727 · #C73838 · #D87474

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