Sanguine Brown Color
Sanguine Brown is a red color with hex code #8D3D38. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with sanguine brown, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Sanguine Brown Color Values
What Does Sanguine Brown Mean?
Sanguine Brown belongs to the red family of colors. Reds grab attention faster than anything else on the spectrum. It's why clearance tags, warning signs, and buy buttons lean on red tones, and why painters reach for red when a focal point has to carry a composition. Reds also advance visually, stepping forward while cooler hues recede into the background. Sanguine Brown sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Sanguine Brown is classified as a red (nearest centroid: moderate red, #AB4E52).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
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Colors That Go With Sanguine Brown
Sanguine Brown and #39898E are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #8E395E and #8E6939, which sit beside sanguine brown on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair sanguine brown with triadic partners #398E3E and #3E398E. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- El Salva —
#8F3E33(Delta E 4) - Tosca —
#8D3F3F(Delta E 4) - Lotus —
#863C3C(Delta E 5) - Copper Rust —
#944747(Delta E 6) - Ironstone —
#86483C(Delta E 9)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #8D3D38; }
.background { background-color: #8D3D38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8D3D38; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #8D3D3840; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for sanguine brown?
Sanguine Brown has the hex code #8D3D38. In RGB notation it is rgb(141, 61, 56), in HSL it is hsl(4, 43%, 39%), and its OKLCH value is 0.466, 0.11, 25.8.
What does the color sanguine brown mean?
Red-family colors like sanguine brown carry distinct psychological associations. Sanguine Brown belongs to the red family of colors. Reds grab attention faster than anything else on the spectrum. It's why clearance tags, warning signs, and buy buttons lean on red tones, and why painters reach for red when a focal point has to carry a composition. Reds also advance visually, stepping forward while cooler hues recede into the background. Sanguine Brown sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
What colors go with sanguine brown?
Sanguine Brown has three easy routes: its complement #39898E for punch, its neighbors #8E395E and #8E6939 for something calmer, or triadic partners #398E3E and #3E398E when you want energy.
Is sanguine brown a standard web color?
No — Sanguine Brown is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #8D3D38 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make sanguine brown lighter or darker?
To lighten sanguine brown, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #F0DCDB (lightest tint) to #1A0B0A (darkest shade).
About Sanguine Brown
Sanguine Brown is classified as a Red in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Red hue family. It has The color is recognized by Resene.
Use our Color Converter to convert #8D3D38 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.