#8A2431#8A2431

#8A2431 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 42.7% C 0.136 H 18.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2431
RGB	rgb(138, 36, 49)
HSL	hsl(352, 59%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(352, 74%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.9%, 64.5%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.55, 43.53, 17.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.55, 46.98, 22.10°)
OKLab	oklab(42.69% 0.1296 0.0426)
OKLCH	oklch(42.69% 0.136 18.2)
XYZ	xyz(11.6677, 6.8885, 3.6204)
Luminance	0.0689 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2431 #248A7D

analogous

#8A2464 #8A2431 #8A4A24

triadic

#8A2431 #318A24 #24318A

tetradic

#8A2431 #648A24 #248A7D #4A248A

square

#8A2431 #648A24 #248A7D #4A248A

split-complementary

#8A2431 #248A4A #24648A

monochromatic

#290B0F #591720 #8A2431 #BB3142 #D35666

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.83

#8A2431 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.38

#8A2431 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2431

8.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2431	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2431	1.00	8.83	2.38	8.83
#FFFFFF	8.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#403D31

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A522E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#98032A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2431;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 36, 49);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.7% 0.136 18.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36768',
    500: '#8a2431',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2431;
$custom-light: #b36768;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2431",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 49
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.353,
    "s": 58.621,
    "l": 34.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42688,
    "c": 0.13641,
    "h": 18.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.06887
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2431

secondary

#53B7AA

accent

#E2CE46

background

#FBF6F6

surface

#F6EBEB

border

#D0C6C6

text

#120606

muted

#817A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2431

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

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