#8A2426#8A2426

#8A2426 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 42.5% C 0.137 H 24.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2426
RGB	rgb(138, 36, 38)
HSL	hsl(359, 59%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(359, 74%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.9%, 72.5%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.36, 42.89, 24.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.36, 49.38, 29.73°)
OKLab	oklab(42.49% 0.1251 0.0563)
OKLCH	oklch(42.49% 0.137 24.2)
XYZ	xyz(11.4632, 6.8067, 2.5436)
Luminance	0.0680 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2426 #248A88

analogous

#8A2459 #8A2426 #8A5524

triadic

#8A2426 #268A24 #24268A

tetradic

#8A2426 #598A24 #248A88 #55248A

square

#8A2426 #598A24 #248A88 #55248A

split-complementary

#8A2426 #248A55 #24598A

monochromatic

#290B0B #591719 #8A2426 #BB3133 #D35658

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.89

#8A2426 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.36

#8A2426 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2426

8.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2426	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2426	1.00	8.89	2.36	8.89
#FFFFFF	8.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#413C25

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B5223

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#980026

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2426;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 36, 38);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.5% 0.137 24.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36760',
    500: '#8a2426',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2426;
$custom-light: #b36760;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2426",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 38
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.824,
    "s": 58.621,
    "l": 34.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42486,
    "c": 0.13722,
    "h": 24.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.06805
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2426

secondary

#53B7B5

accent

#E2DF46

background

#FBF6F5

surface

#F7EBE9

border

#D0C6C5

text

#120605

muted

#817A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2426

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

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