#881337 color
The swatch above shows #881337 with its hex code written on it in white and in black, so you can see which of the two is legible before reading the measured ratios below.
#881337 is a dark, vivid red, closest to the CSS named color darkred (#8B0000).
It is also a Tailwind CSS default: rose-900. That means you can write bg-rose-900 or text-rose-900 directly, with no arbitrary-value brackets and no entry in your theme config.
Color values
| HEX | #881337 |
| RGB | rgb(136, 19, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(342, 75%, 30%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 86%, 60%, 47%) |
| Decimal | 8917815 |
| CSS | color: #881337; |
| Android | 0xFF881337 |
| Swift | UIColor(red: 0.533, green: 0.075, blue: 0.216, alpha: 1) |
Accessibility and contrast
| White text on #881337 | 9.57:1 — AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass |
| Black text on #881337 | 2.20:1 — AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail |
| Recommended text color | white |
WCAG 2.1 asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text (18 pt, or 14 pt bold).
Tints and shades of #881337
Each swatch keeps the hue and saturation of #881337 and varies only lightness — the quickest way to build a usable scale from a single brand color.
Colors that go with #881337
Harmonies generated by rotating the hue on the color wheel while holding saturation and lightness constant.
Using #881337 in code
/* CSS */
.element { color: #881337; background-color: #881337; }
.element { color: rgb(136 19 55); }
.element { color: hsl(342 75% 30%); }
/* Tailwind */
<div class="bg-rose-900 text-white">
/* SCSS variable */
$brand: #881337;Frequently asked questions
What color is #881337?
#881337 is a dark, vivid red. Its hue sits at 342° on the color wheel, with 75% saturation and 30% lightness.
What is #881337 in RGB?
#881337 converts to rgb(136, 19, 55) — 136 red, 19 green and 55 blue.
What is #881337 in CMYK?
Approximately cmyk(0%, 86%, 60%, 47%). Print output depends on the ICC profile of the press and paper, so treat this as a starting point rather than an exact match.
Should text on #881337 be white or black?
White gives the better contrast ratio (9.57:1 versus 2.20:1).
What is the complementary color of #881337?
#138663 — the hue directly opposite #881337 on the color wheel.