Palettes / Colors / #8A0010

#8A0010 — Deep Vivid Red

#8A0010 is a red color we call Deep Vivid Red, closest to the named color DarkRed (#8B0000). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkred (#8B0000) — not an exact match. CSS darkred gives you #8B0000, a different color; use #8A0010 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.

#8A0010 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #008A7A; it also sits naturally between #8A0055 and #8A3500. 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 54% · Green 0% · Blue 6%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 100% · Yellow 88% · Key 46%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8A0010

.text { color: #8A0010; }
.background { background-color: #8A0010; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8A0010; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(138, 0, 16); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(353, 100%, 27%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8A0010; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(138, 0, 16, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8A0010; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(138, 0, 16, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8A0010">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8A0010">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #008A7A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8A0010: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #8A0010

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 #8A0010 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 #8A0010 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

← #8A000F  ·  #8A0011 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #8A0010?

#8A0010 is Deep Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 138, 0, 16). Its closest standard named color is DarkRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8A0010?

#8A0010 is RGB 138, 0, 16 — HSL 353°, 100%, 27% — CMYK 0%, 100%, 88%, 46%.

What colors go with #8A0010?

Its complement is #008A7A; analogous partners are #8A0055 and #8A3500. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8A0010 for text?

White text on #8A0010 has a contrast ratio of 10.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.09:1.