All About Color #8E2525

#8E2525

About #8E2525

#8E2525 is a dark red color with the hex code #8E2525. In RGB it is red 142, green 37, blue 37; in HSL it is hue 0°, saturation 59%, lightness 35%; in CMYK it is 0%, 74%, 74%, 44%. Its contrast ratio is 8.60:1 on white and 2.44:1 on black.

#8E2525 Color Conversion

Hex triplet8E, 25, 25
CMYK0.00%, 73.94%, 73.94%, 44.31%
RGB Decimal142, 37, 37
HSL0°, 59%, 35%
RGB Octal216, 45, 45
HSV (HSB)0.00°, 73.94%, 55.69%
RGB Binary10001110, 100101, 100101
CIE-L*AB32.27, 43.80, 26.38
RGB Percent55.69%, 14.51%, 14.51%
CIE-L*CH32.27, 51.13, 31.06
XYZ12.15, 7.21, 2.50
CIE-L*UV32.27, 76.60, 16.52
xyY0.56, 0.33, 7.21
Hunter-Lab26.85, 33.81, 13.27
RYB55.69%, 14.51%, 14.51%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8E2525 on a dark background: contrast 2.44:1, fails WCAG AA.
#8E2525 on a light background: contrast 8.60:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8E2525, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

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Complementary palette

#8E2525 · #CE4040 · #451212 · #258E8E · #40CECE

Analogous palette

#8E258E · #8E2559 · #8E2525 · #8E5925 · #8E8E25

Triadic palette

#8E2525 · #258E25 · #25258E · #CE4040 · #40CE40

Tetradic palette

#8E2525 · #598E25 · #258E8E · #59258E · #451212

Monochromatic palette

#140505 · #511515 · #8E2525 · #CB3434 · #DA7171

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