Dark Red — #8B0000

Also known as: Darkred, Scab Red

#8B0000, primarily known as Dark Red (also called Darkred, Scab Red), is composed of 55% red, 0% green, and 0% blue in RGB. In CMYK it is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 100% yellow, 45% black. In HSL the hue angle is 0°, saturation 100%, and lightness 27%. The closest web-safe color is #990000.

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Format	Value	Copy
HEX	#8B0000
RGB	rgb(139, 0, 0)
HSL	hsl(0, 100%, 27.3%)
HSV	hsv(0, 100%, 54.5%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 100%, 100%, 45.5%)
OKLCH	oklch(39.99% 0.1641 29.23)
HWB	hwb(0 0% 45.5%)
LAB	lab(28.8% 51.46 42.8)
LCH	lch(28.8% 66.9 39.7)
OKLAB	oklab(39.99% 0.1432 0.0801)
XYZ	X 10.65 Y 5.49 Z 0.5
Web Safe	#990000
RGB Percent	54.5%, 0%, 0%
Decimal	9109504

Format	Value	Copy
HEX	#8B0000
RGB	rgb(139, 0, 0)
HSL	hsl(0, 100%, 27.3%)
HSV	hsv(0, 100%, 54.5%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 100%, 100%, 45.5%)
OKLCH	oklch(39.99% 0.1641 29.23)
HWB	hwb(0 0% 45.5%)

Format	Value	Copy
LAB	lab(28.8% 51.46 42.8)
LCH	lch(28.8% 66.9 39.7)
OKLAB	oklab(39.99% 0.1432 0.0801)
XYZ	X 10.65 Y 5.49 Z 0.5
Web Safe	#990000
RGB Percent	54.5%, 0%, 0%
Decimal	9109504

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#B40000

#620000

#D70000

#3F0000

#8B1C00

#8B001C

#A04304

#6F032E

Similar named colors

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Glass Bull

#880000 · ΔE 1.4

Blood Omen

#8A0303 · ΔE 1.55

Scoville Highness

#900405 · ΔE 1.66

Chanticleer

#870000 · ΔE 1.87

Roasted Pepper

#890A01 · ΔE 2.2

Sacrifice Altar

#850101 · ΔE 3.1

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2.10:1

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Protanopia

78% similar

1.3% of men, 0.02% of women

Deuteranopia

79% similar

6% of men, 0.4% of women

Tritanopia

96% similar

0.001% of population

Achromatopsia

73% similar

0.003% of population

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