#8A2328#8A2328
#8A2328 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 42.4% C 0.138 H 22.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A2328 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 35, 40) |
| HSL | hsl(357, 60%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(357, 75%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 74.6%, 71%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.25, 43.37, 23.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.25, 49.14, 28.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.42% 0.1271 0.0536) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.42% 0.138 22.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.4665, 6.7603, 2.7082) |
| Luminance | 0.0676 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Burgundy
#800020
ΔE00 4.93
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 5.72
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 5.77
Wine Red
#7B0323
ΔE00 6.10
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 6.12
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 7.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A2328 #238A85
analogous
#8A235C #8A2328 #8A5223
triadic
#8A2328 #288A23 #23288A
tetradic
#8A2328 #5C8A23 #238A85 #52238A
square
#8A2328 #5C8A23 #238A85 #52238A
split-complementary
#8A2328 #238A52 #235C8A
monochromatic
#280A0C #59171A #8A2328 #BB2F36 #D4545A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.93
#8A2328 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.35
#8A2328 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A2328
8.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A2328 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A2328 | 1.00 | 8.93 | 2.35 | 8.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#403B27
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5A5225
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#980026
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4A4A4A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a2328; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 35, 40); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.4% 0.138 22.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b36662',
500: '#8a2328',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a2328; $custom-light: #b36662; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a2328",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 35,
"b": 40
},
"hsl": {
"h": 357.087,
"s": 59.538,
"l": 33.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42416,
"c": 0.13797,
"h": 22.9
},
"luminance": 0.06759
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A2328
secondary
#51B7B3
accent
#E3DB45
background
#FBF6F5
surface
#F7EBEA
border
#D0C6C6
text
#120605
muted
#817A79