#8A2235#8A2235

#8A2235 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 42.6% C 0.139 H 15.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2235
RGB	rgb(138, 34, 53)
HSL	hsl(349, 60%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(349, 75%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.4%, 61.6%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.36, 44.56, 14.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.36, 46.96, 18.39°)
OKLab	oklab(42.57% 0.1337 0.0363)
OKLCH	oklch(42.57% 0.139 15.2)
XYZ	xyz(11.6970, 6.8061, 4.0652)
Luminance	0.0680 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2235 #228A77

analogous

#8A2269 #8A2235 #8A4322

triadic

#8A2235 #358A22 #22358A

tetradic

#8A2235 #698A22 #228A77 #43228A

square

#8A2235 #698A22 #228A77 #43228A

split-complementary

#8A2235 #228A43 #22698A

monochromatic

#280A0F #591622 #8A2235 #BB2E48 #D4526A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.90

#8A2235 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.36

#8A2235 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2235

8.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2235	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2235	1.00	8.90	2.36	8.90
#FFFFFF	8.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3E3C35

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#595232

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#97012A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2235;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 34, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.6% 0.139 15.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b2666c',
    500: '#8a2235',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2235;
$custom-light: #b2666c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2235",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.038,
    "s": 60.465,
    "l": 33.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42573,
    "c": 0.13852,
    "h": 15.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.06804
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2235

secondary

#50B8A5

accent

#E4C644

background

#FBF6F6

surface

#F6EBEB

border

#D0C6C6

text

#120606

muted

#817A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2235

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

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