#8A000F

A dark, vivid red closely aligning with Maroon.

About #8A000F

At its core, #8A000F is a dark and vivid hue. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Maroon. In the RGB color space, it consists of 138 red, 0 green, and 15 blue.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. The color uses 0% Cyan, 100% Magenta, 89% Yellow, and 46% Black. The HSL representation is 353.5° hue, 100.0% saturation, and 27.1% lightness.

Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#8A000F
RGB138, 0, 15
HSL353.5°, 100.0%, 27.1%
CMYK0%, 100%, 89%, 46%
HSV353.5°, 100.0%, 54.1%
LAB27.9, 51.0, 34.7
XYZ10.6, 5.4, 0.9
Decimal9043983

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

10.06:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.09:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
9.61:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.77:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8A000F; }
.text-color { color: #8A000F; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #8A000F; }

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