#8A2435#8A2435

#8A2435 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 42.8% C 0.136 H 15.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2435
RGB	rgb(138, 36, 53)
HSL	hsl(350, 59%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(350, 74%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.9%, 61.6%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.63, 43.81, 15.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.63, 46.36, 19.10°)
OKLab	oklab(42.77% 0.1313 0.0372)
OKLCH	oklch(42.77% 0.136 15.8)
XYZ	xyz(11.7559, 6.9237, 4.0849)
Luminance	0.0692 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2435 #248A79

analogous

#8A2468 #8A2435 #8A4624

triadic

#8A2435 #358A24 #24358A

tetradic

#8A2435 #688A24 #248A79 #46248A

square

#8A2435 #688A24 #248A79 #46248A

split-complementary

#8A2435 #248A46 #24688A

monochromatic

#290B10 #591722 #8A2435 #BB3148 #D3566A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.81

#8A2435 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.38

#8A2435 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2435

8.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2435	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2435	1.00	8.81	2.38	8.81
#FFFFFF	8.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3F3D35

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#595232

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#97062B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2435;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 36, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.8% 0.136 15.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b2676c',
    500: '#8a2435',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2435;
$custom-light: #b2676c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2435",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350,
    "s": 58.621,
    "l": 34.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42774,
    "c": 0.13642,
    "h": 15.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.06922
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2435

secondary

#53B7A6

accent

#E2C846

background

#FBF6F6

surface

#F6EBEB

border

#D0C6C6

text

#120606

muted

#817A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2435

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

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