Darkred Color

HEX, RGB, HSL & CMYK Codes

#8b0000
Format Value
HEX #8b0000
RGB rgb(139, 0, 0)
HSL hsl(0, 100%, 27.3%)
CMYK cmyk(0%, 100%, 100%, 45.5%)
HSV hsv(0, 100%, 54.5%)

darkred color harmonies

Tints & shades of darkred

Tints (lighter)

#961717 #a02e2e #ab4646 #b55d5d #c07474 #ca8b8b #d5a2a2 #dfb9b9 #ead1d1 #f4e8e8

Shades (darker)

#7e0000 #720000 #650000 #580000 #4c0000 #3f0000 #330000 #260000 #190000 #0d0000

Contrast & accessibility

The quick brown fox

On white · 10.01:1 · AAA

The quick brown fox

On black · 2.1:1 · Fail

Recommended text color: #ffffff

Use darkred in code

CSS color: #8b0000;
SCSS $color: #8b0000;
Tailwind bg-[#8b0000]
Swift UIColor(red: 0.545, green: 0.000, blue: 0.000, alpha: 1)
Android Color.parseColor("#8b0000")
Flutter Color(0xFF8B0000)

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What is the HEX code for darkred?

The CSS color darkred in HEX format is #8b0000. Use this value directly in CSS, SVG, and most design tools.

How do I use darkred in CSS?

To apply darkred in CSS:

  • Text color: color: #8b0000;
  • Background: background-color: #8b0000;
  • Border: border-color: #8b0000;

What are all the color format values for darkred?

FormatValue
HEX#8b0000
RGBrgb(139, 0, 0)
HSLhsl(0, 100%, 27.3%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 100%, 100%, 45.5%)

How do I convert darkred to HEX?

Select darkred from the color name list in our color converter. The HEX value — #8b0000 — appears instantly alongside HEX, RGB, HSL and CMYK.

What color family does darkred belong to?

darkred belongs to the red color family. It is a dark, vivid color with HSL values: hue 0°, saturation 100%, lightness 27.3%.

How do I create lighter and darker shades of darkred?

Lighter variant (lightness 42.3%): #d80000. Darker variant (lightness 12.3%): #3f0000. These values are computed by adjusting HSL lightness ±15% while keeping the same hue and saturation.

What is HEX used for?

HEX color codes are used in CSS, HTML and design tools. They encode red, green and blue as two hexadecimal digits each (00–FF), forming a compact 6-character code like #ff0000.