#8A222A#8A222A
#8A222A is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 42.4% C 0.139 H 21.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A222A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 34, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(355, 60%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(355, 75%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 75.4%, 69.6%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.15, 43.86, 21.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.15, 48.93, 26.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.35% 0.1291 0.0508) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.35% 0.139 21.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.4724, 6.7162, 2.8823) |
| Luminance | 0.0671 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Burgundy
#800020
ΔE00 4.50
Wine Red
#7B0323
ΔE00 5.51
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 6.39
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 6.40
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 6.58
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 7.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A222A #228A82
analogous
#8A225E #8A222A #8A4E22
triadic
#8A222A #2A8A22 #222A8A
tetradic
#8A222A #5E8A22 #228A82 #4E228A
square
#8A222A #5E8A22 #228A82 #4E228A
split-complementary
#8A222A #228A4E #225E8A
monochromatic
#280A0C #59161B #8A222A #BB2E39 #D4525C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.96
#8A222A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.34
#8A222A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A222A
8.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A222A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A222A | 1.00 | 8.96 | 2.34 | 8.96 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#403B29
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5A5127
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#980026
Achromatopsia (no color)
#494949
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a222a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 34, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.4% 0.139 21.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b36663',
500: '#8a222a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a222a; $custom-light: #b36663; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a222a",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 34,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 355.385,
"s": 60.465,
"l": 33.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4235,
"c": 0.13877,
"h": 21.5
},
"luminance": 0.06714
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A222A
secondary
#50B8B0
accent
#E4D744
background
#FBF6F5
surface
#F7EBEA
border
#D0C6C6
text
#120605
muted
#817A79