HEX Color #8A2416 (Maroon)

About #8A2416

The precise color #8A2416 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. Designers often compare it to the standard color Maroon. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(138, 36, 22).

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 74% magenta, 84% yellow, and 46% black. With a hue angle of 7.2 degrees, it sits comfortably in the red spectrum.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#8A2416

RGB138, 36, 22

HSL7.2°, 72.5%, 31.4%

CMYK0%, 74%, 84%, 46%

HSV7.2°, 84.1%, 54.1%

LAB31.2, 42.2, 33.8

XYZ11.3, 6.7, 1.5

Decimal9053206

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8A2416 #167C8A

Analogous

#8A1641 #8A5D16

Triadic

#168A24 #24168A

Tetradic

#418A16 #167C8A #5D168A

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#8A2416

#973C2F

#A45449

#B16D63

#BE857D

#CB9D97

#D8B6B1

#E5CECB

#F2E6E5

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#8A2416

#7A2013

#6B1C11

#5C180E

#4C140C

#3D1009

#2E0C07

#1E0804

#0F0402

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

8.96:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AAA

2.34:1

Text on #000000

FAIL

8.56:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AAA

1.99:1

Text on #0F172A

FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8A2416; }

.text-color { color: #8A2416; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #8A2416; }

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