#8A2233#8A2233

#8A2233 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 42.5% C 0.138 H 16.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2233
RGB	rgb(138, 34, 51)
HSL	hsl(350, 60%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(350, 75%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.4%, 63%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.32, 44.42, 16.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.32, 47.24, 19.88°)
OKLab	oklab(42.53% 0.1328 0.0391)
OKLCH	oklch(42.53% 0.138 16.4)
XYZ	xyz(11.6520, 6.7880, 3.8280)
Luminance	0.0679 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2233 #228A79

analogous

#8A2267 #8A2233 #8A4522

triadic

#8A2233 #338A22 #22338A

tetradic

#8A2233 #678A22 #228A79 #45228A

square

#8A2233 #678A22 #228A79 #45228A

split-complementary

#8A2233 #228A45 #22678A

monochromatic

#280A0F #591621 #8A2233 #BB2E45 #D45267

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.91

#8A2233 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.36

#8A2233 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2233

8.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2233	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2233	1.00	8.91	2.36	8.91
#FFFFFF	8.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3E3C33

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#595230

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#980029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2233;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 34, 51);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.5% 0.138 16.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b2666a',
    500: '#8a2233',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2233;
$custom-light: #b2666a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2233",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 51
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.192,
    "s": 60.465,
    "l": 33.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42528,
    "c": 0.13847,
    "h": 16.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.06786
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2233

secondary

#50B8A7

accent

#E4CA44

background

#FBF6F6

surface

#F6EBEB

border

#D0C6C6

text

#120606

muted

#817A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2233

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

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