#8A0724

A dark, vivid red closely aligning with Brown.

About #8A0724

The hex code #8A0724 represents a beautifully specific shade of red. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Brown. Its digital footprint relies on 138 parts red, 7 parts green, and 36 parts blue light.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. The color uses 0% Cyan, 95% Magenta, 74% Yellow, and 46% Black. With a hue angle of 346.7 degrees, it sits comfortably in the red spectrum.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a dark color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#8A0724
RGB138, 7, 36
HSL346.7°, 90.3%, 28.4%
CMYK0%, 95%, 74%, 46%
HSV346.7°, 94.9%, 54.1%
LAB28.6, 50.5, 22.5
XYZ10.9, 5.7, 2.2
Decimal9045796

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

9.83:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.14:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
9.39:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.82:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8A0724; }
.text-color { color: #8A0724; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #8A0724; }

Similar Colors

Brown
#A52A2A