What color is #8B0000?

#8B0000 is a dark, vivid red known as Dark Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Dark Red?

The RGB value is 139, 0, 0: 139 red, 0 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Dark Red?

The complementary color is #008B8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B0000?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 10.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Dark Red color: hex code #8B0000

#8B0000 rgb(139, 0, 0)

Shades of red

Dark Red has the hex code #8B0000. It is a dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 0% green and 0% blue (139, 0, 0).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 100% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 100% yellow and 45% black.

You can use it in CSS with the keyword darkred.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.01:1).

Dark Red (#8B0000) color codes

HEX	`#8B0000`
RGB	`rgb(139, 0, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 0%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 100%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 100%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 100%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.09, 51, 41.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.09, 65.62, 38.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.649, 5.491, 0.499)`
Decimal	`9109504`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Dark Red, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #8B0000	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#8B0000 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #8B0000 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b0000; }
.text { color: #8b0000; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b0000; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 0 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b0000, #8b4600); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #8B0000 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #8B0000?: #8B0000 is a dark, vivid red known as Dark Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Dark Red?: The RGB value is 139, 0, 0: 139 red, 0 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Dark Red?: The complementary color is #008B8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B0000?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 10.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.