#842838#842838

#842838 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 42.2% C 0.125 H 14.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#842838
RGB	rgb(132, 40, 56)
HSL	hsl(350, 53%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(350, 70%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.7%, 57.6%, 48.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.14, 40.40, 12.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.14, 42.25, 16.99°)
OKLab	oklab(42.21% 0.1216 0.0308)
OKLCH	oklch(42.21% 0.125 14.2)
XYZ	xyz(10.9893, 6.7101, 4.4571)
Luminance	0.0671 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#842838 #288474

analogous

#842866 #842838 #844628

triadic

#842838 #388428 #283884

tetradic

#842838 #668428 #288474 #462884

square

#842838 #668428 #288474 #462884

split-complementary

#842838 #288446 #286684

monochromatic

#260C10 #551A24 #842838 #B3364C #CD5A6E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.97

#842838 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.34

#842838 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #842838

8.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##842838	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##842838	1.00	8.97	2.34	8.97
#FFFFFF	8.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3F3D38

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#565036

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#90152E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #842838;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 40, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.2% 0.125 14.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad686e',
    500: '#842838',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #842838;
$custom-light: #ad686e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#842838",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.565,
    "s": 53.488,
    "l": 33.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42214,
    "c": 0.12548,
    "h": 14.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.06709
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#842838

secondary

#56B2A2

accent

#DDC34B

background

#FBF6F6

surface

#F6EBEB

border

#D0C6C6

text

#110607

muted

#807A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #842838

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

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