#8A2C0F
A dark, vivid red closely aligning with Maroon.
About #8A2C0F
The precise color #8A2C0F is an excellent choice for modern design projects. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Maroon. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(138, 44, 15).
If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 68% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 14.1 degrees, it sits comfortably in the red spectrum.
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#8A2C0F
RGB138, 44, 15
HSL14.1°, 80.4%, 30.0%
CMYK0%, 68%, 89%, 46%
HSV14.1°, 89.1%, 54.1%
LAB32.3, 38.7, 38.3
XYZ11.5, 7.2, 1.2
Decimal9055247
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
8.58:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.45:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
8.20:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
2.08:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #8A2C0F;
}
.text-color {
color: #8A2C0F;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #8A2C0F;
}