Palettes / Colors / #8A1817

#8A1817 — Red

#8A1817 is a red color we call Red, closest to the named color Maroon (#800020). It belongs to the red family.

#8A1817 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 #188A8C; it also sits naturally between #8C1850 and #8C5418. 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 9% · Blue 9%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #8A1817

.text { color: #8A1817; }
.background { background-color: #8A1817; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8A1817; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(138, 24, 23); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(1, 71%, 32%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8A1817; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(138, 24, 23, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8A1817; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(138, 24, 23, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8A1817">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8A1817">Div content here</div>

Shades of #8A1817

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Tones of #8A1817

Color harmonies

Complementary — #188A8C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8A1817: #FFFFFF.

How #8A1817 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 #8A1817

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #8A1817 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

← #8A1816  ·  #8A1818 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #8A1817?

#8A1817 is Red, a red color (RGB 138, 24, 23). Its closest standard named color is Maroon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8A1817?

#8A1817 is RGB 138, 24, 23 — HSL 1°, 71%, 32% — CMYK 0%, 83%, 83%, 46%.

What colors go with #8A1817?

Its complement is #188A8C; analogous partners are #8C1850 and #8C5418. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8A1817 for text?

White text on #8A1817 has a contrast ratio of 9.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.22:1.