#842E25#842E25
#842E25 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 42.6% C 0.120 H 29.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #842E25 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(132, 46, 37) |
| HSL | hsl(6, 56%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(6, 72%, 52%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 65.2%, 72%, 48.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.79, 36.37, 25.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.79, 44.33, 34.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.59% 0.1052 0.0583) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.59% 0.12 29) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.8278, 6.9946, 2.5298) |
| Luminance | 0.0699 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 5.12
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 5.94
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 6.44
Indian Red
#850E04
ΔE00 6.45
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 6.48
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 6.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#842E25 #257B84
analogous
#84254B #842E25 #845D25
triadic
#842E25 #25842E #2E2584
tetradic
#842E25 #4B8425 #257B84 #5D2584
square
#842E25 #4B8425 #257B84 #5D2584
split-complementary
#842E25 #25845D #254B84
monochromatic
#240D0A #541D18 #842E25 #B43F32 #CF6054
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.76
#842E25 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.40
#842E25 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #842E25
8.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##842E25 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##842E25 | 1.00 | 8.76 | 2.40 | 8.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#453F24
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5B5222
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#911A2C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4B4B4B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #842e25; /* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 46, 37); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.6% 0.120 29.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ae6b60',
500: '#842e25',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #842e25; $custom-light: #ae6b60; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#842e25",
"rgb": {
"r": 132,
"g": 46,
"b": 37
},
"hsl": {
"h": 5.684,
"s": 56.213,
"l": 33.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42593,
"c": 0.12024,
"h": 29
},
"luminance": 0.06993
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#842E25
secondary
#51AAB3
accent
#D1E048
background
#FBF6F5
surface
#F6EBE9
border
#D0C6C5
text
#120704
muted
#817A79