#8B0000
Dark Red
Dark Red is #8B0000. In CSS you can write it as the keyword darkred. The values below are the same sRGB color in HEX, RGB, HSL, HSV, a simple CMYK conversion, and OKLCH. CMYK here is a channel formula for reference, not a press proof.
Conversions
- HEX
- #8B0000
- RGB
- rgb(139, 0, 0)
- HSL
- hsl(0,100%,27%)
- HSV
- hsv(0, 100%, 55%)
- CMYK
- cmyk(0,100,100,45)
- OKLCH
- oklch(40.0% 0.164 29.2)
Tints and shades
Tints mix this color toward white. Shades mix it toward black in sRGB. For a 50–950 ramp, open the tint and shade generator.
Tints
#A23333
20% white
#B96666
40% white
#D19999
60% white
#E8CCCC
80% white
Shades
#6F0000
20% black
#530000
40% black
#380000
60% black
#1C0000
80% black
Harmony palettes
These schemes rotate hue from Dark Red. Read the relationships in color theory 101 or adjust them on the color wheel.
Complementary
Open in palette generator#8A0000
#008A8A
#B62020
#20B6B6
#2E0F0F
Analogous
Open in palette generator#8A0045
#8A0000
#8A4500
#8A8A00
#7F0A7F
Triadic
Open in palette generator#8A0000
#008A00
#00008A
#20B620
#0D0D4A
Split Complementary
Open in palette generator#8A0000
#008A45
#00458A
#C03030
#0F2E2E
Monochromatic
Open in palette generatorTetradic
Open in palette generator#8A0000
#458A00
#008A8A
#45008A
#63A423
Contrast against white and black
Ratios use the WCAG relative-luminance formula. AA normal text needs 4.5:1 and large text needs 3:1 under Success Criterion 1.4.3. AAA uses 7:1 and 4.5:1. A pass here is only this pair, not a full page audit. Check other pairings in the contrast checker.
Similar named colors
Nearest CSS named colors by RGB distance. Distance is not a perceptual match.