#8A231A#8A231A
#8A231A is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 42.2% C 0.140 H 29.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A231A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 35, 26) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 68%, 32%) |
| HSV | hsv(5, 81%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 74.6%, 81.2%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.07, 42.75, 31.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.07, 53.06, 36.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.22% 0.122 0.0684) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.22% 0.14 29.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.2700, 6.6817, 1.6734) |
| Luminance | 0.0668 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 3.52
Indian Red
#850E04
ΔE00 3.96
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 4.08
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 4.32
Darkred
#8B0000
ΔE00 4.44
Brick Red
#8F1402
ΔE00 4.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A231A #1A818A
analogous
#8A1A49 #8A231A #8A5B1A
triadic
#8A231A #1A8A23 #231A8A
tetradic
#8A231A #498A1A #1A818A #5B1A8A
square
#8A231A #498A1A #1A818A #5B1A8A
split-complementary
#8A231A #1A8A5B #1A498A
monochromatic
#230907 #571610 #8A231A #BD3024 #DC4F43
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.99
#8A231A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.34
#8A231A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A231A
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A231A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A231A | 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)
#423B18
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5B5115
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#980022
Achromatopsia (no color)
#494949
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a231a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 35, 26); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.2% 0.140 29.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b46657',
500: '#8a231a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a231a; $custom-light: #b46657; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a231a",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 35,
"b": 26
},
"hsl": {
"h": 4.821,
"s": 68.293,
"l": 32.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4222,
"c": 0.13989,
"h": 29.3
},
"luminance": 0.0668
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A231A
secondary
#43B3BD
accent
#DDEB3D
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F8EBE9
border
#D1C6C5
text
#130603
muted
#827A78