Dark Red

Best set with white text. The pairing reaches 10.01:1 contrast and passes AAA for normal text.

Color values

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HEX#8B0000sRGB hexadecimal

RGBrgb(139, 0, 0)screen channels

HSLhsl(0, 100%, 27%)hue, saturation, lightness

CMYKcmyk(0%, 100%, 100%, 45%)approximate process color

Tailwindred-800nearest palette utility, not an exact token

WCAG ratios

White textAAA10.01:1

Black textfails AA2.10:1

Recommendation

Use white text for the stronger built-in pairing. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text; AAA requires 7:1.

generated in color space

Tonal ramp

#050505

#351105

#5E1004

#8B0000

#BB614D

#E0ADA0

#FAFAFA

Analogous

#8B0045

#8B0000

#8B4600

Triadic

#8B0000

#008B00

#00008B

Complement

#8B0000

#008B8B

Lab distance · lower is closer

:root {
  --color-dark-red: #8B0000;
}

.swatch {
  background: var(--color-dark-red);
  color: #FFFFFF;
}

Hue39°

Lightness28 L*

Chroma65.6

Luminance0.055