#2A0508#2A0508

#2A0508 is a very dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.006; OKLCH L 19.1% C 0.062 H 19.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 18.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A0508
RGB	rgb(42, 5, 8)
HSL	hsl(355, 79%, 9%)
HSV	hsv(355, 88%, 16%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 88.1%, 81%, 83.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(5.59, 18.42, 5.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(5.59, 19.20, 16.43°)
OKLab	oklab(19.12% 0.0583 0.0211)
OKLCH	oklch(19.12% 0.062 19.9)
XYZ	xyz(1.0531, 0.6185, 0.2936)
Luminance	0.0062 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A0508 #052A27

analogous

#2A051B #2A0508 #2A1505

triadic

#2A0508 #082A05 #05082A

tetradic

#2A0508 #1B2A05 #052A27 #15052A

square

#2A0508 #1B2A05 #052A27 #15052A

split-complementary

#2A0508 #052A15 #051B2A

monochromatic

#1B0305 #1B0305 #2A0508 #610C12 #97121D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

18.69

#2A0508 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.12

#2A0508 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A0508

18.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A0508	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A0508	1.00	18.69	1.12	18.69
#FFFFFF	18.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	18.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0F0D08

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#181507

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2F0006

Achromatopsia (no color)

#121212

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a0508;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 5, 8);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(19.1% 0.062 19.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#66484a',
    500: '#2a0508',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a0508;
$custom-light: #66484a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a0508",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 5,
    "b": 8
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.135,
    "s": 78.723,
    "l": 9.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.19121,
    "c": 0.06198,
    "h": 19.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.00618
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A0508

secondary

#1F6C65

accent

#F5E533

background

#F6F4F4

surface

#EBE6E7

border

#C6C2C3

text

#060001

muted

#7A7777

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A0508

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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