#842420#842420
#842420 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.063; OKLCH L 41.3% C 0.131 H 27.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #842420 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(132, 36, 32) |
| HSL | hsl(2, 61%, 32%) |
| HSV | hsv(2, 76%, 52%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 72.7%, 75.8%, 48.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(30.09, 40.54, 26.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(30.09, 48.41, 33.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(41.29% 0.1172 0.0597) |
| OKLCH | oklch(41.29% 0.131 27) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.4085, 6.2731, 2.0290) |
| Luminance | 0.0627 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 4.28
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 5.40
Indian Red
#850E04
ΔE00 5.54
Maroon
#800000
ΔE00 5.94
Dark Red
#840000
ΔE00 5.94
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 6.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#842420 #208084
analogous
#84204E #842420 #845620
triadic
#842420 #208424 #242084
tetradic
#842420 #4E8420 #208084 #562084
square
#842420 #4E8420 #208084 #562084
split-complementary
#842420 #208456 #204E84
monochromatic
#210908 #531714 #842420 #B5312C #D3504B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.32
#842420 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.25
#842420 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #842420
9.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##842420 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##842420 | 1.00 | 9.32 | 2.25 | 9.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#403A1F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#584E1D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#920224
Achromatopsia (no color)
#474747
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #842420; /* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 36, 32); /* oklch */ color: oklch(41.3% 0.131 27.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#af665c',
500: '#842420',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #842420; $custom-light: #af665c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#842420",
"rgb": {
"r": 132,
"g": 36,
"b": 32
},
"hsl": {
"h": 2.4,
"s": 60.976,
"l": 32.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.41293,
"c": 0.13149,
"h": 27
},
"luminance": 0.06272
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#842420
secondary
#4AB2B6
accent
#DEE444
background
#FBF6F5
surface
#F6EBE9
border
#D0C6C5
text
#120604
muted
#817A79