#8A333A

A dark, moderate red closely aligning with Brown.

About #8A333A

When working with digital screens, the color #8A333A is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Brown. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 138, 51, and 58.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. This specific hue requires a mix of 0% C, 63% M, 58% Y, and 46% K. The HSL representation is 355.2° hue, 46.0% saturation, and 37.1% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. 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#8A333A
RGB138, 51, 58
HSL355.2°, 46.0%, 37.1%
CMYK0%, 63%, 58%, 46%
HSV355.2°, 63.0%, 54.1%
LAB34.1, 37.7, 15.3
XYZ12.4, 8.1, 4.9
Decimal9057082

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

8.03:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.62:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
7.67:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
2.22:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8A333A; }
.text-color { color: #8A333A; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #8A333A; }

Similar Colors

Brown
#A52A2A