Palettes / Colors / #8A372E

#8A372E — Muted Red

#8A372E is a red color we call Muted 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 #8A372E 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.

#8A372E 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 #2E818A; it also sits naturally between #8A2E53 and #8A652E. 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 22% · Blue 18%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 60% · Yellow 67% · Key 46%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8A372E

.text { color: #8A372E; }
.background { background-color: #8A372E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8A372E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(138, 55, 46); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(6, 50%, 36%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8A372E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(138, 55, 46, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8A372E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(138, 55, 46, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8A372E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8A372E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #2E818A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8A372E: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #8A372E

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 #8A372E 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 #8A372E 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #8A372E?

#8A372E is Muted Red, a red color (RGB 138, 55, 46). Its closest standard named color is Brown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8A372E?

#8A372E is RGB 138, 55, 46 — HSL 6°, 50%, 36% — CMYK 0%, 60%, 67%, 46%.

What colors go with #8A372E?

Its complement is #2E818A; analogous partners are #8A2E53 and #8A652E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8A372E for text?

White text on #8A372E has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.67:1.