#8A2325#8A2325
#8A2325 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 42.4% C 0.138 H 24.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A2325 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 35, 37) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 60%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 75%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 74.6%, 73.2%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.21, 43.22, 24.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.21, 49.90, 29.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.37% 0.126 0.0571) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.37% 0.138 24.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.4175, 6.7406, 2.4498) |
| Luminance | 0.0674 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 4.89
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 5.07
Burgundy
#800020
ΔE00 5.47
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.78
Wine Red
#7B0323
ΔE00 6.78
Indian Red
#850E04
ΔE00 7.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A2325 #238A88
analogous
#8A2359 #8A2325 #8A5523
triadic
#8A2325 #258A23 #23258A
tetradic
#8A2325 #598A23 #238A88 #55238A
square
#8A2325 #598A23 #238A88 #55238A
split-complementary
#8A2325 #238A55 #23598A
monochromatic
#280A0B #591718 #8A2325 #BB2F32 #D45456
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.94
#8A2325 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.35
#8A2325 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A2325
8.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A2325 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A2325 | 1.00 | 8.94 | 2.35 | 8.94 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#413B24
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5B5222
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#980025
Achromatopsia (no color)
#494949
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a2325; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 35, 37); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.4% 0.138 24.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b3665f',
500: '#8a2325',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a2325; $custom-light: #b3665f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a2325",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 35,
"b": 37
},
"hsl": {
"h": 358.835,
"s": 59.538,
"l": 33.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42367,
"c": 0.13831,
"h": 24.4
},
"luminance": 0.06739
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A2325
secondary
#51B7B6
accent
#E3E045
background
#FBF6F5
surface
#F7EBE9
border
#D0C6C5
text
#120604
muted
#817A79