#8A2429#8A2429

#8A2429 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 42.5% C 0.137 H 22.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2429
RGB	rgb(138, 36, 41)
HSL	hsl(357, 59%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(357, 74%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.9%, 70.3%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.41, 43.05, 22.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.41, 48.64, 27.75°)
OKLab	oklab(42.54% 0.1263 0.0528)
OKLCH	oklch(42.54% 0.137 22.7)
XYZ	xyz(11.5136, 6.8268, 2.8088)
Luminance	0.0683 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2429 #248A85

analogous

#8A245C #8A2429 #8A5224

triadic

#8A2429 #298A24 #24298A

tetradic

#8A2429 #5C8A24 #248A85 #52248A

square

#8A2429 #5C8A24 #248A85 #52248A

split-complementary

#8A2429 #248A52 #245C8A

monochromatic

#290B0C #59171B #8A2429 #BB3137 #D3565C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.88

#8A2429 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.37

#8A2429 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2429

8.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2429	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2429	1.00	8.88	2.37	8.88
#FFFFFF	8.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#413C28

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B5226

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#980027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2429;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 36, 41);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.5% 0.137 22.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36762',
    500: '#8a2429',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2429;
$custom-light: #b36762;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2429",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 41
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.059,
    "s": 58.621,
    "l": 34.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42536,
    "c": 0.13689,
    "h": 22.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.06825
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2429

secondary

#53B7B2

accent

#E2DA46

background

#FBF6F5

surface

#F7EBEA

border

#D0C6C6

text

#120605

muted

#817A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2429

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

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