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#8a2e21

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

RGB
138, 46, 33
HSL
7°, 61%, 34%
CMYK
0, 67, 76, 46
Luminance
0.0747

Every format

HEX#8a2e21
RGBrgb(138, 46, 33)
HSLhsl(7, 61%, 34%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 67%, 76%, 46%)
LABlab(32.9 38.4 29.2)
LCHlch(32.9 48.3 37.3)
OKLCHoklch(0.436 0.128 30.8)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #8a2e21;
background-color: #8a2e21;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#8a2e21] bg-[#8a2e21]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #8a2e21;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.541, green: 0.180, blue: 0.129)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#8a2e21")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#8a2e21 on white: 8.42:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#8a2e21 on black: 2.49:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red54.1%
Green18.0%
Blue12.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta66.7%
Yellow76.1%
Key (black)45.9%

Color previews

#8a2e21 text on a black background

contrast 2.49:1

Card sample

#8a2e21 text on a white background

contrast 8.42:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #8a2e21;
Background color
Panel with #8a2e21 background
background-color: #8a2e21;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #8a2e21;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(138, 46, 33, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(138, 46, 33, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #8a2e21;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a2e21, #8A7421);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #8a2e21

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #8a2e21 in the Color Lab