Palettes / Colors / #8D2011

#8D2011 — Vivid Red

#8D2011 is a red color we call Vivid 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 #8D2011 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.

#8D2011 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 #117E8D; it also sits naturally between #8D1141 and #8D5D11. 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 55% · Green 13% · Blue 7%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 77% · Yellow 88% · Key 45%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8D2011

.text { color: #8D2011; }
.background { background-color: #8D2011; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8D2011; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(141, 32, 17); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(7, 78%, 31%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8D2011; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(141, 32, 17, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8D2011; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(141, 32, 17, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8D2011">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8D2011">Div content here</div>

Shades of #8D2011

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Tones of #8D2011

Color harmonies

Complementary — #117E8D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8D2011: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #8D2011

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 #8D2011 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 #8D2011 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

← #8D2010  ·  #8D2012 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #8D2011?

#8D2011 is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 141, 32, 17). Its closest standard named color is Brown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8D2011?

#8D2011 is RGB 141, 32, 17 — HSL 7°, 78%, 31% — CMYK 0%, 77%, 88%, 45%.

What colors go with #8D2011?

Its complement is #117E8D; analogous partners are #8D1141 and #8D5D11. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8D2011 for text?

White text on #8D2011 has a contrast ratio of 8.95:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.35:1.