#842D2D#842D2D

#842D2D is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 42.6% C 0.120 H 23.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#842D2D
RGB	rgb(132, 45, 45)
HSL	hsl(0, 49%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(0, 66%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.9%, 65.9%, 48.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.75, 37.33, 20.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.75, 42.48, 28.49°)
OKLab	oklab(42.6% 0.1099 0.0482)
OKLCH	oklch(42.6% 0.12 23.7)
XYZ	xyz(10.9288, 6.9733, 3.2526)
Luminance	0.0697 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#842D2D #2D8484

analogous

#842D59 #842D2D #84592D

triadic

#842D2D #2D842D #2D2D84

tetradic

#842D2D #59842D #2D8484 #592D84

square

#842D2D #59842D #2D8484 #592D84

split-complementary

#842D2D #2D8459 #2D5984

monochromatic

#290E0E #561D1D #842D2D #B23D3D #C96262

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.77

#842D2D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.39

#842D2D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #842D2D

8.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##842D2D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##842D2D	1.00	8.77	2.39	8.77
#FFFFFF	8.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#443F2C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A522B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#911A2E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #842d2d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 45, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.6% 0.120 23.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae6b66',
    500: '#842d2d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #842d2d;
$custom-light: #ae6b66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#842d2d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 49.153,
    "l": 34.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42597,
    "c": 0.11998,
    "h": 23.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.06972
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#842D2D

secondary

#5DB0B0

accent

#D9D94F

background

#FBF6F6

surface

#F6EBEB

border

#D0C6C6

text

#110705

muted

#807A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #842D2D

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

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