#8A221A#8A221A

#8A221A is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 42.1% C 0.141 H 28.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A221A
RGB	rgb(138, 34, 26)
HSL	hsl(4, 68%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(4, 81%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.4%, 81.2%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.93, 43.13, 31.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.93, 53.28, 35.97°)
OKLab	oklab(42.12% 0.1232 0.0681)
OKLCH	oklch(42.12% 0.141 28.9)
XYZ	xyz(11.2410, 6.6237, 1.6637)
Luminance	0.0662 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A221A #1A828A

analogous

#8A1A4A #8A221A #8A5A1A

triadic

#8A221A #1A8A22 #221A8A

tetradic

#8A221A #4A8A1A #1A828A #5A1A8A

square

#8A221A #4A8A1A #1A828A #5A1A8A

split-complementary

#8A221A #1A8A5A #1A4A8A

monochromatic

#230907 #571510 #8A221A #BD2F24 #DC4E43

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.03

#8A221A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.32

#8A221A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A221A

9.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A221A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A221A	1.00	9.03	2.32	9.03
#FFFFFF	9.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#413A18

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B5115

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#980021

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a221a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 34, 26);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.1% 0.141 28.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b46557',
    500: '#8a221a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a221a;
$custom-light: #b46557;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a221a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 26
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.286,
    "s": 68.293,
    "l": 32.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42118,
    "c": 0.14078,
    "h": 28.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.06622
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A221A

secondary

#43B4BD

accent

#DFEB3D

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F8EBE9

border

#D1C6C5

text

#130603

muted

#827A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A221A

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

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