Palettes / Colors / #843333

#843333 — Muted Red

#843333 is a red color we call Muted Red, closest to the named color Brown (#A52A2A). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: brown (#A52A2A) — not an exact match. CSS brown gives you #A52A2A, a different color; use #843333 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#843333 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #338484; it also sits naturally between #84335C and #845C33. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 52% · Green 20% · Blue 20%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 61% · Yellow 61% · Key 48%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #843333

.text { color: #843333; }
.background { background-color: #843333; }
.border { border: 3px solid #843333; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(132, 51, 51); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 44%, 36%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #843333; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(132, 51, 51, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #843333; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(132, 51, 51, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#843333">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#843333">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #338484:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #843333: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #843333

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #843333 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #843333 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #843332  ·  #843334 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #843333?

#843333 is Muted Red, a red color (RGB 132, 51, 51). Its closest standard named color is Brown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #843333?

#843333 is RGB 132, 51, 51 — HSL 0°, 44%, 36% — CMYK 0%, 61%, 61%, 48%.

What colors go with #843333?

Its complement is #338484; analogous partners are #84335C and #845C33. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #843333 for text?

White text on #843333 has a contrast ratio of 8.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.50:1.