Palettes / Colors / #8A4749

#8A4749 — Muted Red

#8A4749 is a red color we call Muted Red, closest to the named color Sienna (#A0522D). It belongs to the red family.

#8A4749 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 #478A88; it also sits naturally between #8A476B and #8A6647. 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 28% · Blue 29%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 49% · Yellow 47% · Key 46%

Previews

CSS code for #8A4749

.text { color: #8A4749; }
.background { background-color: #8A4749; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8A4749; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(138, 71, 73); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(358, 32%, 41%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8A4749; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(138, 71, 73, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8A4749; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(138, 71, 73, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8A4749">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8A4749">Div content here</div>

Shades of #8A4749

Tints of #8A4749

Tones of #8A4749

Color harmonies

Complementary — #478A88:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8A4749: #FFFFFF.

How #8A4749 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 #8A4749 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

← #8A4748  ·  #8A474A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #8A4749?

#8A4749 is Muted Red, a red color (RGB 138, 71, 73). Its closest standard named color is Sienna.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8A4749?

#8A4749 is RGB 138, 71, 73 — HSL 358°, 32%, 41% — CMYK 0%, 49%, 47%, 46%.

What colors go with #8A4749?

Its complement is #478A88; analogous partners are #8A476B and #8A6647. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8A4749 for text?

White text on #8A4749 has a contrast ratio of 6.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.08:1.