Close to Maroon
#8A080B
#8A080B is a dark, vivid red, close to the color Maroon. In RGB it’s made of 54.1% red, 3.1% green, and 4.3% blue. Its hue is 359°, with 89% saturation and 29% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #8A080B.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
9.90:1 AAABlack text on this color
2.12:1 FailThis color as text on white
9.90:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.12:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #8A080B as they’d see it.
#8A080B in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #8A080B
What color is #8A080B?
#8A080B is a dark, vivid red, close to the color Maroon. In RGB it’s made of 54.1% red, 3.1% green, and 4.3% blue. Its hue is 359°, with 89% saturation and 29% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #8A080B in RGB?
#8A080B is rgb(138, 8, 11): 138 red, 8 green, and 11 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #8A080B in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 94, 92, 46). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #8A080B?
PANTONE 1675 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #8A080B?
Its complement #024B4A gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.