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#8A024A closest to Mulberry

#8A024A is a dark, vivid red; the closest named color is Mulberry. In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 0.8% green and 29.0% blue (rgb(138, 2, 74)). Its HSL value is 328° hue, 97% saturation and 27% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 99% magenta, 46% yellow and 46% black. #8A024A is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.60:1.

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Variations of #8A024A

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#8A024A color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#8A024A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8A024A appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 67% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #4F4D47
  • Protanopia 62% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #2C364B
  • Protanomaly 76% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #54314A
  • Deuteranopia 67% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #4F4D47
  • Deuteranomaly 78% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #653F48
  • Tritanopia 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #960029
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #90003D
  • Achromatopsia 66% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #454545
  • Achromatomaly 76% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #5C3C46

#8A024A contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.60:1 Very good#8A024A text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.19:1 Very poor#8A024A text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#8A024A in CSS

/* Mulberry */
.color { color: #8A024A; }
.background { background-color: #8A024A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8A024A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(138 2 74);
color: hsl(328 97% 27%);
color: oklch(0.412 0.166 358.3);

#8A024A FAQ

What color is #8A024A?

#8A024A is a dark, vivid red. Its closest named color is Mulberry. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #8A024A?

#8A024A is rgb(138, 2, 74) in RGB, hsl(328, 97%, 27%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 99%, 46%, 46%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8A024A?

The complementary color of #8A024A is #028A42, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8A024A?

White text has the best contrast on #8A024A: 9.60:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8A024A a warm or cool color?

#8A024A is a warm color.