#800000
a dark, electric red · warm · “maroon”
RGB
128, 0, 0
HSL
0°, 100%, 25%
CMYK
0, 100, 100, 50
Luminance
0.0459
Every format
| HEX | #800000 |
| RGB | rgb(128, 0, 0) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 100%, 25%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 100%, 100%, 50%) |
| LAB | lab(25.5 48.0 38.1) |
| LCH | lch(25.5 61.3 38.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.377 0.155 29.2) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #800000;
background-color: #800000;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#800000] bg-[#800000]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #800000;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.502, green: 0.000, blue: 0.000)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#800000")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#800000 on white: 10.95:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
Aa
#800000 on black: 1.92:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red50.2%
Green0.0%
Blue0.0%
CMYK percentages
Cyan0.0%
Magenta100.0%
Yellow100.0%
Key (black)49.8%
Color previews
#800000 text on a black background
contrast 1.92:1
Card sample
#800000 text on a white background
contrast 10.95:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #800000;
Background color
Panel with #800000 background
background-color: #800000;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #800000;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(128, 0, 0, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(128, 0, 0, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #800000; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #800000, #805500);