#8A2023#8A2023

#8A2023 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 42.0% C 0.141 H 24.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2023
RGB	rgb(138, 32, 35)
HSL	hsl(358, 62%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(358, 77%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.8%, 74.6%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.78, 44.23, 25.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.78, 51.15, 30.15°)
OKLab	oklab(42.04% 0.1287 0.0584)
OKLCH	oklch(42.04% 0.141 24.4)
XYZ	xyz(11.3024, 6.5594, 2.2607)
Luminance	0.0656 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2023 #208A87

analogous

#8A2058 #8A2023 #8A5220

triadic

#8A2023 #238A20 #20238A

tetradic

#8A2023 #588A20 #208A87 #52208A

square

#8A2023 #588A20 #208A87 #52208A

split-complementary

#8A2023 #208A52 #20588A

monochromatic

#27090A #581416 #8A2023 #BC2C30 #D64E52

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.08

#8A2023 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.31

#8A2023 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2023

9.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2023	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2023	1.00	9.08	2.31	9.08
#FFFFFF	9.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3F3A22

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A511F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#980022

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2023;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 32, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.0% 0.141 24.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b4655e',
    500: '#8a2023',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2023;
$custom-light: #b4655e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2023",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.302,
    "s": 62.353,
    "l": 33.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4204,
    "c": 0.14131,
    "h": 24.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.06558
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2023

secondary

#4DB9B6

accent

#E5E142

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F8EBE9

border

#D1C6C5

text

#120604

muted

#817A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2023

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

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