#8A2228#8A2228
#8A2228 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 42.3% C 0.139 H 22.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A2228 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 34, 40) |
| HSL | hsl(357, 60%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(357, 75%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 75.4%, 71%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.12, 43.75, 22.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.12, 49.39, 27.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.32% 0.1283 0.0533) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.32% 0.139 22.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.4375, 6.7023, 2.6985) |
| Luminance | 0.0670 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Burgundy
#800020
ΔE00 4.73
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 5.77
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 5.84
Wine Red
#7B0323
ΔE00 5.89
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 6.25
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 7.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A2228 #228A84
analogous
#8A225C #8A2228 #8A5022
triadic
#8A2228 #288A22 #22288A
tetradic
#8A2228 #5C8A22 #228A84 #50228A
square
#8A2228 #5C8A22 #228A84 #50228A
split-complementary
#8A2228 #228A50 #225C8A
monochromatic
#280A0C #59161A #8A2228 #BB2E36 #D4525A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.97
#8A2228 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.34
#8A2228 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A2228
8.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A2228 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A2228 | 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)
#403B27
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5A5125
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#980025
Achromatopsia (no color)
#494949
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a2228; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 34, 40); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.3% 0.139 22.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b36662',
500: '#8a2228',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a2228; $custom-light: #b36662; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a2228",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 34,
"b": 40
},
"hsl": {
"h": 356.538,
"s": 60.465,
"l": 33.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42315,
"c": 0.13894,
"h": 22.5
},
"luminance": 0.06701
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A2228
secondary
#50B8B2
accent
#E4DA44
background
#FBF6F5
surface
#F7EBEA
border
#D0C6C6
text
#120605
muted
#817A79