#8A2335#8A2335

#8A2335 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 42.7% C 0.137 H 15.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2335
RGB	rgb(138, 35, 53)
HSL	hsl(350, 60%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(350, 75%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.6%, 61.6%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.50, 44.19, 14.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.50, 46.66, 18.74°)
OKLab	oklab(42.67% 0.1325 0.0367)
OKLCH	oklch(42.67% 0.137 15.5)
XYZ	xyz(11.7260, 6.8641, 4.0749)
Luminance	0.0686 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2335 #238A78

analogous

#8A2369 #8A2335 #8A4523

triadic

#8A2335 #358A23 #23358A

tetradic

#8A2335 #698A23 #238A78 #45238A

square

#8A2335 #698A23 #238A78 #45238A

split-complementary

#8A2335 #238A45 #23698A

monochromatic

#280A10 #591722 #8A2335 #BB2F48 #D4546A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.85

#8A2335 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.37

#8A2335 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2335

8.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2335	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2335	1.00	8.85	2.37	8.85
#FFFFFF	8.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3F3C35

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#595232

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#97032A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2335;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 35, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.7% 0.137 15.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b2676c',
    500: '#8a2335',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2335;
$custom-light: #b2676c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2335",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.515,
    "s": 59.538,
    "l": 33.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42672,
    "c": 0.13748,
    "h": 15.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.06862
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2335

secondary

#51B7A6

accent

#E3C745

background

#FBF6F6

surface

#F6EBEB

border

#D0C6C6

text

#120606

muted

#817A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2335

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

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