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#8a2c21

a dark, vivid red · warm · closest name: maroon

RGB
138, 44, 33
HSL
6°, 61%, 34%
CMYK
0, 68, 76, 46
Luminance
0.0731

Every format

HEX#8a2c21
RGBrgb(138, 44, 33)
HSLhsl(6, 61%, 34%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 68%, 76%, 46%)
LABlab(32.5 39.3 28.9)
LCHlch(32.5 48.8 36.3)
OKLCHoklch(0.433 0.130 29.9)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #8a2c21;
background-color: #8a2c21;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#8a2c21] bg-[#8a2c21]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #8a2c21;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.541, green: 0.173, blue: 0.129)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#8a2c21")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#8a2c21 on white: 8.53:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#8a2c21 on black: 2.46:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red54.1%
Green17.3%
Blue12.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta68.1%
Yellow76.1%
Key (black)45.9%

Color previews

#8a2c21 text on a black background

contrast 2.46:1

Card sample

#8a2c21 text on a white background

contrast 8.53:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #8a2c21;
Background color
Panel with #8a2c21 background
background-color: #8a2c21;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #8a2c21;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(138, 44, 33, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(138, 44, 33, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #8a2c21;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a2c21, #8A7221);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #8a2c21

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #8a2c21 in the Color Lab