Palettes / Colors / #87292B

#87292B — Muted Red

#87292B is a red color we call Muted Red, closest to the named color Brown (#A52A2A). It belongs to the red family.

#87292B 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 #2A8987; it also sits naturally between #892A5B and #89582A. 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 53% · Green 16% · Blue 17%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 70% · Yellow 68% · Key 47%

Previews

CSS code for #87292B

.text { color: #87292B; }
.background { background-color: #87292B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #87292B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(135, 41, 43); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(359, 53%, 35%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #87292B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(135, 41, 43, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #87292B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(135, 41, 43, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#87292B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#87292B">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #2A8987:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #87292B: #FFFFFF.

How #87292B 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 #87292B or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #87292B?

#87292B is Muted Red, a red color (RGB 135, 41, 43). Its closest standard named color is Brown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #87292B?

#87292B is RGB 135, 41, 43 — HSL 359°, 53%, 35% — CMYK 0%, 70%, 68%, 47%.

What colors go with #87292B?

Its complement is #2A8987; analogous partners are #892A5B and #89582A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #87292B for text?

White text on #87292B has a contrast ratio of 8.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.38:1.