#8A232C#8A232C
#8A232C is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 42.5% C 0.138 H 20.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A232C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 35, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(355, 60%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(355, 75%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 74.6%, 68.1%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.32, 43.60, 20.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.32, 48.23, 25.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.49% 0.1287 0.0487) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.49% 0.138 20.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.5381, 6.7889, 3.0852) |
| Luminance | 0.0679 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Burgundy
#800020
ΔE00 4.54
Wine Red
#7B0323
ΔE00 5.40
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 6.75
Red Wine
#8C0034
ΔE00 6.76
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 6.83
Cranberry
#9E003A
ΔE00 6.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A232C #238A81
analogous
#8A2360 #8A232C #8A4E23
triadic
#8A232C #2C8A23 #232C8A
tetradic
#8A232C #608A23 #238A81 #4E238A
square
#8A232C #608A23 #238A81 #4E238A
split-complementary
#8A232C #238A4E #23608A
monochromatic
#280A0D #59171C #8A232C #BB2F3C #D4545F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.91
#8A232C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.36
#8A232C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A232C
8.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A232C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A232C | 1.00 | 8.91 | 2.36 | 8.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#403C2C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5A5229
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#980027
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4A4A4A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a232c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 35, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.5% 0.138 20.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b36665',
500: '#8a232c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a232c; $custom-light: #b36665; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a232c",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 35,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 354.757,
"s": 59.538,
"l": 33.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42487,
"c": 0.13764,
"h": 20.7
},
"luminance": 0.06787
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A232C
secondary
#51B7AF
accent
#E3D545
background
#FBF6F6
surface
#F7EBEB
border
#D0C6C6
text
#120605
muted
#817A7A