#8A2036#8A2036

#8A2036 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 42.4% C 0.141 H 14.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2036
RGB	rgb(138, 32, 54)
HSL	hsl(348, 62%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(348, 77%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.8%, 60.9%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.12, 45.35, 13.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.12, 47.42, 16.97°)
OKLab	oklab(42.4% 0.1364 0.0341)
OKLCH	oklch(42.4% 0.141 14)
XYZ	xyz(11.6648, 6.7043, 4.1692)
Luminance	0.0670 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2036 #208A74

analogous

#8A206B #8A2036 #8A3F20

triadic

#8A2036 #368A20 #20368A

tetradic

#8A2036 #6B8A20 #208A74 #3F208A

square

#8A2036 #6B8A20 #208A74 #3F208A

split-complementary

#8A2036 #208A3F #206B8A

monochromatic

#27090F #581423 #8A2036 #BC2C49 #D64E6B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.97

#8A2036 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.34

#8A2036 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2036

8.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2036	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2036	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)

#3D3B36

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#585133

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#970029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2036;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 32, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.4% 0.141 14.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b2656c',
    500: '#8a2036',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2036;
$custom-light: #b2656c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2036",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 347.547,
    "s": 62.353,
    "l": 33.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42404,
    "c": 0.14061,
    "h": 14
  },
  "luminance": 0.06703
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2036

secondary

#4DB9A3

accent

#E5C442

background

#FBF6F6

surface

#F6EBEB

border

#D0C6C6

text

#120607

muted

#817A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2036

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →