Dark Red#8B0000

Dark Red Hex Code: #8B0000

Dark Red is a dark, vivid red. Its OKLCH lightness is 40% and chroma 0.164. Text on this color reads best in white (contrast 10.01:1).

HEX	`#8B0000`
RGB	`rgb(139, 0, 0)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 100%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 100%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 100%, 45%)`
OKLCH	`oklch(40% 0.164 29.2)`

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Contrast

White text10.01:1

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Black text2.10:1

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On white10.01:1

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On black2.10:1

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Matching colors

Complementary

#8B0000Dark Red#008B8BDark Cyan

Analogous

#8B0000Dark Red#8B0046#8B4600Saddle Brown

Triadic

#8B0000Dark Red#008B00Forest Green#00008BDark Blue

Split complementary

#8B0000Dark Red#008B46#00468B

Similar named colors

Maroon#800000Burgundy#800020Ruby Red#9B111EBrown#A52A2ABlood Red#660000Wine Red#B11226Firebrick#B22222Saddle Brown#8B4513

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Code

CSS	`color: #8B0000;`
Tailwind	`bg-[#8b0000]`
SwiftUI	`Color(red: 0.545, green: 0, blue: 0)`
Android	`Color.parseColor("#8B0000")`
Flutter	`Color(0xFF8B0000)`

Dark Red is a CSS named color (darkred); the value follows W3C CSS Color Module Level 4.

Frequently asked questions

What is the hex code for dark red?

Dark Red is #8B0000 in hex and rgb(139, 0, 0) in RGB.

What is dark red in CMYK?

With the plain conversion formula it is cmyk(0, 100, 100, 45). For print, convert with your printer's ICC profile instead.

What text color works on dark red?

White text has the higher contrast at 10.01:1, which passes WCAG AA for normal text (4.5:1).