#8A162C
A dark, vivid red closely aligning with Brown.
About #8A162C
Visually, #8A162C is defined as a vivid red. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Brown. Its digital footprint relies on 138 parts red, 22 parts green, and 44 parts blue light.
For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 84% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 348.6° hue, 72.5% saturation, and 31.4% lightness.
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#8A162C
RGB138, 22, 44
HSL348.6°, 72.5%, 31.4%
CMYK0%, 84%, 68%, 46%
HSV348.6°, 84.1%, 54.1%
LAB29.8, 47.8, 18.7
XYZ11.2, 6.2, 3.0
Decimal9049644
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
9.41:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.23:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
8.99:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.90:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #8A162C;
}
.text-color {
color: #8A162C;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #8A162C;
}