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Darkred / Dark red / #8b0000 Hex Color Code

#8b0000 Paint ChipThe color darkred / Dark red with hexadecimal color code #8b0000 is a medium dark shade of red. In the RGB color model #8b0000 is comprised of 54.51% red, 0% green and 0% blue. In the HSL color space #8b0000 has a hue of 0° (degrees), 100% saturation and 27% lightness. This color has an approximate wavelength of 611.37 nm.

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#8b0000 linear gradient to complementary #005c8b

  1. #8b0000
  2. #84211b
  3. #7c3131
  4. #703e46
  5. #60495d
  6. #475374
  7. #005c8b

Monochromatic Colors

  1. #7c0000
  2. #810000
  3. #860000
  4. #8b0000
  5. #900904
  6. #951109
  7. #9a180d

Tones

  1. #8b0000
  2. #821c0f
  3. #79291b
  4. #6e3226
  5. #633a30
  6. #56403b
  7. #464646

Tints and Shades

#8b0000 to white

  1. #8b0000
  2. #a53b28
  3. #bc634f
  4. #d18978
  5. #e3b0a3
  6. #f3d7d0
  7. #ffffff

#8b0000 to black

  1. #8b0000
  2. #740a01
  3. #5d0f02
  4. #471002
  5. #330f02
  6. #200a01
  7. #000000

Paints

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  1. Focoltone

    1. ★ 3416
      #8b0002       ΔE = 0.349 / LRV ≈ 5.5%
    2. 7047
      #800000       ΔE = 2.800 / LRV ≈ 4.6%

  2. Lamborghini

    1. ★ Arancio Diablo / 231240
      #8a0600       ΔE = 0.495 / LRV ≈ 5.5%

  3. UNKNOWN

    1. ★ Aprilia Rosso 7
      #8d0501       ΔE = 0.786 / LRV ≈ 5.8%

  4. Pantone / PMS

    1. ★ Skin Tone 25
      #870400       ΔE = 0.867 / LRV ≈ 5.2%

  5. Sherwin-Williams

    1. ★ Chanticleer - 2912
      #870000       ΔE = 1.011 / LRV ≈ 5.2%
    2. ★ Pompeii Red - 2911
      #940000       ΔE = 2.249 / LRV ≈ 6.3%

  6. Smart

    1. ★ Mad Red / C03L
      #8a0508       ΔE = 1.219 / LRV ≈ 5.5%

  7. Iveco

    1. ★ Arancio Spassoso / 52469
      #8b0f00       ΔE = 1.482 / LRV ≈ 5.8%

  8. GM / General Motors

    1. ★ Red
      #910000       ΔE = 1.503 / LRV ≈ 6.0%
    2. Agate Red
      #8d1612       ΔE = 2.947 / LRV ≈ 6.3%

  9. Tata

    1. ★ Dawn Glow / 200
      #891200       ΔE = 1.700 / LRV ≈ 5.8%

  10. Games Workshop - Citadel

    1. ★ Wazdakka Red
      #8c0a0c       ΔE = 1.777 / LRV ≈ 5.8%

  11. TRUMATCH

    1. ★ 4-a7
      #920005       ΔE = 1.789 / LRV ≈ 6.1%

  12. Piaggio

    1. ★ Arancio / 926
      #820200       ΔE = 2.179 / LRV ≈ 4.8%

  13. Berkley

    1. ★ Berkley Red / 1960
      #820200       ΔE = 2.179 / LRV ≈ 4.8%

  14. Pratt & Lambert

    1. Grenadier Red 3-14
      #8e110e       ΔE = 2.322 / LRV ≈ 6.2%

  15. Chrysler

    1. Bright Red
      #830206       ΔE = 2.342 / LRV ≈ 4.9%
    2. Red
      #8d1411       ΔE = 2.739 / LRV ≈ 6.2%

  16. Old Citadel

    1. Red Gore
      #940008       ΔE = 2.390 / LRV ≈ 6.3%

  17. Reaper Master

    1. Carnage Red (9135)
      #940008       ΔE = 2.390 / LRV ≈ 6.3%

  18. Vallejo Game Color

    1. Gory Red (011)
      #940008       ΔE = 2.390 / LRV ≈ 6.3%

  19. Vallejo Model Color

    1. Cavalry Brown (982)
      #940008       ΔE = 2.390 / LRV ≈ 6.3%

  20. Rackham

    1. Natural Leather (34)
      #940008       ΔE = 2.390 / LRV ≈ 6.3%

  21. Caparol

    1. 35B / 35B Kardinalrot+N.brau1/1
      #801404       ΔE = 2.398 / LRV ≈ 5.1%
    2. 36 34 32 / Englischrot 0
      #841800       ΔE = 2.576 / LRV ≈ 5.6%

  22. Man

    1. Leuchtorange / L20B
      #831701       ΔE = 2.408 / LRV ≈ 5.4%

  23. Great Wall

    1. Maple Leaf Red / 0105A
      #910f00       ΔE = 2.520 / LRV ≈ 6.4%

  24. Tollens

    1. T2068-6
      #871d0e       ΔE = 2.734 / LRV ≈ 6.1%

  25. Volkswagen

    1. Tornado Red
      #841210       ΔE = 2.741 / LRV ≈ 5.4%
    2. Indiana Red
      #881512       ΔE = 2.771 / LRV ≈ 5.8%

  26. Ford

    1. Poppy Red
      #8d1611       ΔE = 2.799 / LRV ≈ 6.3%
    2. Wild Strawberry
      #861512       ΔE = 2.854 / LRV ≈ 5.7%

  27. Alcro

    1. Rooster crest
      #811b05       ΔE = 2.828 / LRV ≈ 5.5%

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#8b0000 HTML / CSS Code Examples

#8b0000 foreground

An artist cannot fail; it is a success to be one.

Charles Horton Cooley
<p style="color: #8b0000">…</p>

#8b0000 background

The emotions are sometimes so strong that I work without knowing it. The strokes come like speech.

Vincent Van Gogh
<p style="background-color: #8b0000">…</p>

#8b0000 shadow

I want to touch people with my art. I want them to say 'he feels deeply, he feels tenderly.'.

Vincent Van Gogh
<p style="text-shadow: 0.1em 0.1em 0.15em #8b0000">…</p>

Color Charts

Color Space Conversions

Decimal
9109504
Binary
10001011, 00000000, 00000000
Hexadecimal
#8b0000
LRV
≈ 5.5%
Closest short hex
#800 ΔE = 0.759
RGB
rgb(139, 0, 0)
RGBA
rgba(139, 0, 0, 1.0)
rg chromaticity
r: 1.000, g: 0.000, b: 0.000
RYB
red: 0.545%, yellow: 0.000%, blue: 0.000%
Android / android.graphics.Color
-7667712 / 0xff8b0000
HSL
hsl(0, 100%, 27%)
HSLA
hsla(0, 100%, 27%, 1.0)
HSV / HSB
hue: 0° (0.000), saturation: 100% (1.000), value: 55% (0.545)
HSP
hue: 360.000, saturation: 100.000%, perceived brightness: 29.806%
HSLuv (HUSL)
H: 12.174, S: 100.001, L: 28.090
Cubehelix
H: -8.190, S: 1.631, L: 0.164
TSL
T: 3.946, S: 1.000, L: 0.163
CMYK
cyan: 0% (0.000), magenta: 100% (1.000), yellow: 100% (1.000), key: 45% (0.455)
CMY
cyan: 45% (0.455), magenta: 100% (1.000), yellow: 100% (1.000)
XYZ
X: 10.649, Y: 5.491, Z: 0.499
xyY
x: 0.640, y: 0.330, Y: 5.491
CIELab
L: 28.090, a: 51.000, b: 41.291
CIELuv
L: 28.090, u: 92.338, v: 19.920
CIELCH / LCHab
L: 28.090, C: 65.619, H: 38.995
CIELUV / LCHuv
L: 28.090, C: 94.462, H: 12.174
Hunter-Lab
L: 23.433, a: 40.112, b: 15.140
CIECAM02
J: 22.362, C: 76.611, h: 32.111, Q: 93.168, M: 66.995, s: 84.798, H: 15.323
OSA-UCS
lightness: -9.670, jaune: 4.954, green: -9.845
LMS
L: 10.081, M: 1.831, S: 0.598
YCbCr
Y: 51.723, Cb: 107.428, Cr: 189.021
YCgCo
Y: 34.750, Cg: -34.750, Co: 69.500
YDbDr
Y: 41.561, Db: -62.550, Dr: -185.287
YPbPr
Y: 29.607, Pb: -15.985, Pr: 69.500
xvYCC
Y: 41.427, Cb: 113.958, Cr: 189.051
YIQ
Y: 41.561, I: 82.805, Q: 29.392
YUV
Y: 41.561, U: -20.451, V: 85.485
Munsell Color System
10R 3/10 ΔE = 4.342
Brand Color
Readability ΔE = 4.176

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