#8A241D

A dark, moderate red closely aligning with Brown.

About #8A241D

The hex code #8A241D represents a beautifully specific shade of red. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Brown. In the RGB color space, it consists of 138 red, 36 green, and 29 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 74% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 3.9° hue, 65.3% saturation, and 32.7% lightness.

From a UX and accessibility standpoint, contrast is paramount. To prevent eye strain, #FFFFFF text pairs best with this hex code. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#8A241D
RGB138, 36, 29
HSL3.9°, 65.3%, 32.7%
CMYK0%, 74%, 79%, 46%
HSV3.9°, 79.0%, 54.1%
LAB31.2, 42.5, 29.9
XYZ11.3, 6.8, 1.9
Decimal9053213

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

8.93:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.35:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
8.54:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
2.00:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8A241D; }
.text-color { color: #8A241D; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #8A241D; }

Similar Colors

Brown
#A52A2A