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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

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Similar Paints

  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. Tata

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

  9. Games Workshop - Citadel

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

  10. TRUMATCH

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

  11. Caparol

    1. ★ 36 38 21 / Barolo 95
      #900c00       ΔE = 2.041 / LRV ≈ 6.2%
    2. Oxidrot / Sylitol-Oxidrot
      #881800       ΔE = 2.565 / LRV ≈ 5.9%

  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. Reaper Master

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

  17. Vallejo Game Color

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

  18. Old Citadel

    1. Red Gore
      #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. Man

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

  22. Ford

    1. Toreador Red
      #8e130f       ΔE = 2.519 / LRV ≈ 6.3%
    2. Poppy Red
      #8d1611       ΔE = 2.799 / LRV ≈ 6.3%

  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. GM / General Motors

    1. Brilliant Red
      #8b1412       ΔE = 2.797 / LRV ≈ 6.0%
    2. Seminole Brown
      #821911       ΔE = 2.956 / LRV ≈ 5.5%

  27. Alcro

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

#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

Don't think about making art, just get it done. Let everyone else decide if it's good or bad, whether they love it or hate it. While they are deciding, make even more art.

Andy Warhol
<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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