#8A3A3A

A dark, moderate red closely aligning with Brown.

About #8A3A3A

When working with digital screens, the color #8A3A3A is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Brown. Its digital footprint relies on 138 parts red, 58 parts green, and 58 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 58% magenta, 58% yellow, and 46% black. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#8A3A3A
RGB138, 58, 58
HSL0.0°, 40.8%, 38.4%
CMYK0%, 58%, 58%, 46%
HSV0.0°, 58.0%, 54.1%
LAB35.5, 34.2, 17.0
XYZ12.8, 8.7, 5.0
Decimal9058874

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

7.64:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.75:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
7.31:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
2.34:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8A3A3A; }
.text-color { color: #8A3A3A; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #8A3A3A; }

Similar Colors

Brown
#A52A2A