Palettes / Colors / #8F331E

#8F331E — Red

#8F331E is a red color we call Red, closest to the named color SaddleBrown (#8B4513). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: saddlebrown (#8B4513) — not an exact match. CSS saddlebrown gives you #8B4513, a different color; use #8F331E 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.

#8F331E 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 #1E7A8F; it also sits naturally between #8F1E42 and #8F6B1E. 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 56% · Green 20% · Blue 12%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 64% · Yellow 79% · Key 44%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8F331E

.text { color: #8F331E; }
.background { background-color: #8F331E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8F331E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(143, 51, 30); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(11, 65%, 34%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8F331E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(143, 51, 30, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8F331E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(143, 51, 30, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8F331E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8F331E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #1E7A8F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8F331E: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #8F331E

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 #8F331E 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 #8F331E 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 #8F331E?

#8F331E is Red, a red color (RGB 143, 51, 30). Its closest standard named color is SaddleBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8F331E?

#8F331E is RGB 143, 51, 30 — HSL 11°, 65%, 34% — CMYK 0%, 64%, 79%, 44%.

What colors go with #8F331E?

Its complement is #1E7A8F; analogous partners are #8F1E42 and #8F6B1E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8F331E for text?

White text on #8F331E has a contrast ratio of 7.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.66:1.