#8A2417#8A2417
#8A2417 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 42.3% C 0.139 H 30.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A2417 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 36, 23) |
| HSL | hsl(7, 71%, 32%) |
| HSV | hsv(7, 83%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 73.9%, 83.3%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.18, 42.26, 33.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.18, 53.76, 38.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.29% 0.1199 0.0713) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.29% 0.139 30.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.2681, 6.7286, 1.5159) |
| Luminance | 0.0673 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 3.09
Indian Red
#850E04
ΔE00 3.48
Brick Red
#8F1402
ΔE00 3.60
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 3.97
Darkred
#8B0000
ΔE00 4.03
Blood Red
#980002
ΔE00 4.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A2417 #177D8A
analogous
#8A1743 #8A2417 #8A5E17
triadic
#8A2417 #178A24 #24178A
tetradic
#8A2417 #438A17 #177D8A #5E178A
square
#8A2417 #438A17 #177D8A #5E178A
split-complementary
#8A2417 #178A5E #17438A
monochromatic
#210906 #56160E #8A2417 #BE3220 #DF4F3D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.95
#8A2417 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.35
#8A2417 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A2417
8.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A2417 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A2417 | 1.00 | 8.95 | 2.35 | 8.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#433B14
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5C5212
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#980022
Achromatopsia (no color)
#494949
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a2417; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 36, 23); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.3% 0.139 30.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b46655',
500: '#8a2417',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a2417; $custom-light: #b46655; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a2417",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 36,
"b": 23
},
"hsl": {
"h": 6.783,
"s": 71.429,
"l": 31.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42293,
"c": 0.13948,
"h": 30.7
},
"luminance": 0.06727
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A2417
secondary
#3FAFBE
accent
#DAEE3A
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F8EBE9
border
#D1C6C5
text
#130603
muted
#827A78