Palettes / Colors / #8A2018
#8A2018 — Red
#8A2018 is a red color we call 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 #8A2018 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.
#8A2018 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 #18838B; it also sits naturally between #8B184A and #8B5918. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #8A2018 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 138, 32, 24 |
| HSL | 4°, 70%, 32% |
| HSV | 4°, 83%, 54% |
| CMYK | 0%, 77%, 83%, 46% |
| XYZ | 11.16, 6.50, 1.53 |
| Yxy | 6.50, 0.5815, 0.3387 |
| CIE-Lab | 30.65, 43.80, 32.15 |
| Hunter Lab | 25.50, 35.43, 13.40 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 54% · Green 13% · Blue 9%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 77% · Yellow 83% · Key 46%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #8A2018
.text { color: #8A2018; }
.background { background-color: #8A2018; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8A2018; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(138, 32, 24); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(4, 70%, 32%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8A2018; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(138, 32, 24, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8A2018; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(138, 32, 24, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#8A2018">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8A2018">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #18838B:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 9.13:1 AAA |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 2.30:1 Fails |
Best text color on #8A2018: #FFFFFF.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #8A2018
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #8A2018: ·
How #8A2018 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 #8A2018 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #8A2018?
#8A2018 is Red, a red color (RGB 138, 32, 24). Its closest standard named color is Brown.
What is the RGB and HSL of #8A2018?
#8A2018 is RGB 138, 32, 24 — HSL 4°, 70%, 32% — CMYK 0%, 77%, 83%, 46%.
What colors go with #8A2018?
Its complement is #18838B; analogous partners are #8B184A and #8B5918. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #8A2018 for text?
White text on #8A2018 has a contrast ratio of 9.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.30:1.