#8A2319#8A2319
#8A2319 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 42.2% C 0.140 H 29.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A2319 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 35, 25) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 69%, 32%) |
| HSV | hsv(5, 82%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 74.6%, 81.9%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.06, 42.71, 31.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.06, 53.37, 36.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.21% 0.1217 0.0693) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.21% 0.14 29.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.2591, 6.6773, 1.6155) |
| Luminance | 0.0668 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 3.57
Indian Red
#850E04
ΔE00 3.76
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 3.82
Brick Red
#8F1402
ΔE00 4.18
Darkred
#8B0000
ΔE00 4.26
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 4.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A2319 #19808A
analogous
#8A1948 #8A2319 #8A5C19
triadic
#8A2319 #198A23 #23198A
tetradic
#8A2319 #488A19 #19808A #5C198A
square
#8A2319 #488A19 #19808A #5C198A
split-complementary
#8A2319 #198A5C #19488A
monochromatic
#220906 #561610 #8A2319 #BE3022 #DD4F41
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.99
#8A2319 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.34
#8A2319 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A2319
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A2319 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A2319 | 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)
#423B17
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5B5114
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#980022
Achromatopsia (no color)
#494949
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a2319; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 35, 25); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.2% 0.140 29.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b46657',
500: '#8a2319',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a2319; $custom-light: #b46657; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a2319",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 35,
"b": 25
},
"hsl": {
"h": 5.31,
"s": 69.325,
"l": 31.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42209,
"c": 0.14005,
"h": 29.6
},
"luminance": 0.06676
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A2319
secondary
#42B2BD
accent
#DDEC3C
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F8EBE9
border
#D1C6C5
text
#130603
muted
#827A78