#8b2222
a dark, vivid red · warm · closest name: maroon
RGB
139, 34, 34
HSL
0°, 61%, 34%
CMYK
0, 76, 76, 46
Luminance
0.0675
Every format
| HEX | #8b2222 |
| RGB | rgb(139, 34, 34) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 61%, 34%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 76%, 76%, 46%) |
| LAB | lab(31.2 43.8 26.9) |
| LCH | lch(31.2 51.4 31.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.424 0.141 25.5) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #8b2222;
background-color: #8b2222;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#8b2222] bg-[#8b2222]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #8b2222;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.545, green: 0.133, blue: 0.133)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#8b2222")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#8b2222 on white: 8.94:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
Aa
#8b2222 on black: 2.35:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red54.5%
Green13.3%
Blue13.3%
CMYK percentages
Cyan0.0%
Magenta75.5%
Yellow75.5%
Key (black)45.5%
Color previews
#8b2222 text on a black background
contrast 2.35:1
Card sample
#8b2222 text on a white background
contrast 8.94:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #8b2222;
Background color
Panel with #8b2222 background
background-color: #8b2222;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #8b2222;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(139, 34, 34, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(139, 34, 34, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #8b2222; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8b2222, #8B6822);