#8A2407

A dark, vivid red closely aligning with Maroon.

About #8A2407

When working with digital screens, the color #8A2407 is rendered by mixing light. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Maroon. Its digital footprint relies on 138 parts red, 36 parts green, and 7 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). The color uses 0% Cyan, 74% Magenta, 95% Yellow, and 46% Black. The HSL representation is 13.3° hue, 90.3% saturation, and 28.4% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. To prevent eye strain, #FFFFFF text pairs best with this hex code. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#8A2407
RGB138, 36, 7
HSL13.3°, 90.3%, 28.4%
CMYK0%, 74%, 95%, 46%
HSV13.3°, 94.9%, 54.1%
LAB31.1, 41.9, 40.7
XYZ11.2, 6.7, 0.9
Decimal9053191

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

8.99:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.34:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
8.59:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.99:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8A2407; }
.text-color { color: #8A2407; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #8A2407; }

Similar Colors

Maroon
#800000