#8A2224#8A2224
#8A2224 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 42.3% C 0.139 H 24.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A2224 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 34, 36) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 60%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 75%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 75.4%, 73.9%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.06, 43.55, 25.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.06, 50.40, 30.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.25% 0.1268 0.0579) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.25% 0.139 24.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.3730, 6.6764, 2.3586) |
| Luminance | 0.0668 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 4.65
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 4.90
Burgundy
#800020
ΔE00 5.46
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.80
Indian Red
#850E04
ΔE00 6.79
Wine Red
#7B0323
ΔE00 6.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A2224 #228A88
analogous
#8A2258 #8A2224 #8A5422
triadic
#8A2224 #248A22 #22248A
tetradic
#8A2224 #588A22 #228A88 #54228A
square
#8A2224 #588A22 #228A88 #54228A
split-complementary
#8A2224 #228A54 #22588A
monochromatic
#280A0A #591617 #8A2224 #BB2E31 #D45255
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.99
#8A2224 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.34
#8A2224 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A2224
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A2224 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A2224 | 1.00 | 8.99 | 2.34 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#403B23
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5A5120
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#980024
Achromatopsia (no color)
#494949
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a2224; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 34, 36); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.3% 0.139 24.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b4665f',
500: '#8a2224',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a2224; $custom-light: #b4665f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a2224",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 34,
"b": 36
},
"hsl": {
"h": 358.846,
"s": 60.465,
"l": 33.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4225,
"c": 0.13937,
"h": 24.5
},
"luminance": 0.06675
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A2224
secondary
#50B8B6
accent
#E4E144
background
#FBF6F5
surface
#F7EBE9
border
#D0C6C5
text
#120604
muted
#817A79