#8A2423#8A2423

#8A2423 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 42.4% C 0.138 H 25.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2423
RGB	rgb(138, 36, 35)
HSL	hsl(1, 60%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(1, 75%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.9%, 74.6%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.32, 42.74, 26.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.32, 50.19, 31.61°)
OKLab	oklab(42.44% 0.124 0.0597)
OKLCH	oklch(42.44% 0.138 25.7)
XYZ	xyz(11.4168, 6.7881, 2.2989)
Luminance	0.0679 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2423 #23898A

analogous

#8A2356 #8A2423 #8A5823

triadic

#8A2423 #238A24 #24238A

tetradic

#8A2423 #568A23 #23898A #58238A

square

#8A2423 #568A23 #23898A #58238A

split-complementary

#8A2423 #238A58 #23568A

monochromatic

#280B0A #591717 #8A2423 #BB312F #D45554

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.91

#8A2423 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.36

#8A2423 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2423

8.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2423	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2423	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)

#423C22

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B521F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#980025

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2423;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 36, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.4% 0.138 25.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b4675e',
    500: '#8a2423',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2423;
$custom-light: #b4675e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2423",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.583,
    "s": 59.538,
    "l": 33.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4244,
    "c": 0.13761,
    "h": 25.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.06786
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2423

secondary

#51B7B7

accent

#E1E345

background

#FBF6F5

surface

#F7EBE9

border

#D0C6C5

text

#120604

muted

#817A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2423

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

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