Palettes / Colors / #8A0017

#8A0017 — Deep Vivid Red

#8A0017 is a red color we call Deep Vivid Red, closest to the named color Maroon (#800020). It belongs to the red family.

#8A0017 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 #008A73; it also sits naturally between #8A005C and #8A2E00. 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 9%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 100% · Yellow 83% · Key 46%

Previews

CSS code for #8A0017

.text { color: #8A0017; }
.background { background-color: #8A0017; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8A0017; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(138, 0, 23); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(350, 100%, 27%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8A0017; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(138, 0, 23, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8A0017; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(138, 0, 23, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8A0017">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8A0017">Div content here</div>

Shades of #8A0017

Tints of #8A0017

Tones of #8A0017

Color harmonies

Complementary — #008A73:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8A0017: #FFFFFF.

How #8A0017 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 #8A0017 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 #8A0017?

#8A0017 is Deep Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 138, 0, 23). Its closest standard named color is Maroon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8A0017?

#8A0017 is RGB 138, 0, 23 — HSL 350°, 100%, 27% — CMYK 0%, 100%, 83%, 46%.

What colors go with #8A0017?

Its complement is #008A73; analogous partners are #8A005C and #8A2E00. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8A0017 for text?

White text on #8A0017 has a contrast ratio of 10.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.09:1.