#842828#842828

#842828 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 41.9% C 0.126 H 24.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#842828
RGB	rgb(132, 40, 40)
HSL	hsl(0, 53%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(0, 70%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.7%, 69.7%, 48.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.83, 39.28, 22.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.83, 45.17, 29.59°)
OKLab	oklab(41.88% 0.115 0.0521)
OKLCH	oklch(41.88% 0.126 24.4)
XYZ	xyz(10.6586, 6.5778, 2.7155)
Luminance	0.0658 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#842828 #288484

analogous

#842856 #842828 #845628

triadic

#842828 #288428 #282884

tetradic

#842828 #568428 #288484 #562884

square

#842828 #568428 #288484 #562884

split-complementary

#842828 #288456 #285684

monochromatic

#260C0C #551A1A #842828 #B33636 #CD5A5A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.07

#842828 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.32

#842828 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #842828

9.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##842828	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##842828	1.00	9.07	2.32	9.07
#FFFFFF	9.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#413C27

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#585025

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#910F29

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #842828;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 40, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.9% 0.126 24.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae6862',
    500: '#842828',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #842828;
$custom-light: #ae6862;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#842828",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 53.488,
    "l": 33.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4188,
    "c": 0.12622,
    "h": 24.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.06576
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#842828

secondary

#56B2B2

accent

#DDDD4B

background

#FBF6F5

surface

#F6EBEA

border

#D0C6C6

text

#120605

muted

#817A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #842828

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

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