#8A2C07

A dark, vivid orange closely aligning with Maroon.

About #8A2C07

Visually, #8A2C07 is defined as a vivid orange. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Maroon. Its digital footprint relies on 138 parts red, 44 parts green, and 7 parts blue light.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 68% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

From a UX and accessibility standpoint, contrast is paramount. Because it is a dark color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#8A2C07
RGB138, 44, 7
HSL16.9°, 90.3%, 28.4%
CMYK0%, 68%, 95%, 46%
HSV16.9°, 94.9%, 54.1%
LAB32.3, 38.5, 41.5
XYZ11.4, 7.2, 1.0
Decimal9055239

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

8.59:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.44:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
8.21:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
2.08:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8A2C07; }
.text-color { color: #8A2C07; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #8A2C07; }

Similar Colors

Maroon
#800000