#8A2333#8A2333

#8A2333 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 42.6% C 0.137 H 16.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2333
RGB	rgb(138, 35, 51)
HSL	hsl(351, 60%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(351, 75%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.6%, 63%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.45, 44.05, 16.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.45, 46.95, 20.24°)
OKLab	oklab(42.63% 0.1316 0.0395)
OKLCH	oklch(42.63% 0.137 16.7)
XYZ	xyz(11.6810, 6.8460, 3.8377)
Luminance	0.0684 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2333 #238A7A

analogous

#8A2367 #8A2333 #8A4723

triadic

#8A2333 #338A23 #23338A

tetradic

#8A2333 #678A23 #238A7A #47238A

square

#8A2333 #678A23 #238A7A #47238A

split-complementary

#8A2333 #238A47 #23678A

monochromatic

#280A0F #591721 #8A2333 #BB2F45 #D45468

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.87

#8A2333 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.37

#8A2333 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2333

8.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2333	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2333	1.00	8.87	2.37	8.87
#FFFFFF	8.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3F3C33

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#595230

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#98022A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2333;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 35, 51);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.6% 0.137 16.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b2666a',
    500: '#8a2333',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2333;
$custom-light: #b2666a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2333",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 51
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.68,
    "s": 59.538,
    "l": 33.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42628,
    "c": 0.13744,
    "h": 16.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.06844
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2333

secondary

#51B7A8

accent

#E3CA45

background

#FBF6F6

surface

#F6EBEB

border

#D0C6C6

text

#120606

muted

#817A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2333

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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