#8A2022#8A2022
#8A2022 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 42.0% C 0.141 H 24.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A2022 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 32, 34) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 62%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 77%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 76.8%, 75.4%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(30.77, 44.18, 26.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(30.77, 51.42, 30.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.03% 0.1283 0.0595) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.03% 0.141 24.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.2878, 6.5535, 2.1837) |
| Luminance | 0.0655 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 4.18
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 4.58
Burgundy
#800020
ΔE00 5.47
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.87
Indian Red
#850E04
ΔE00 6.35
Dark Red
#840000
ΔE00 6.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A2022 #208A88
analogous
#8A2057 #8A2022 #8A5320
triadic
#8A2022 #228A20 #20228A
tetradic
#8A2022 #578A20 #208A88 #53208A
square
#8A2022 #578A20 #208A88 #53208A
split-complementary
#8A2022 #208A53 #20578A
monochromatic
#27090A #581416 #8A2022 #BC2C2E #D64E51
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.09
#8A2022 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.31
#8A2022 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A2022
9.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A2022 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A2022 | 1.00 | 9.09 | 2.31 | 9.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#403A21
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5A511E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#980022
Achromatopsia (no color)
#484848
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a2022; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 32, 34); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.0% 0.141 24.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b4655d',
500: '#8a2022',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a2022; $custom-light: #b4655d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a2022",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 32,
"b": 34
},
"hsl": {
"h": 358.868,
"s": 62.353,
"l": 33.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42025,
"c": 0.14142,
"h": 24.9
},
"luminance": 0.06552
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A2022
secondary
#4DB9B7
accent
#E5E242
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F8EBE9
border
#D1C6C5
text
#120604
muted
#817A79