#8A2436#8A2436

#8A2436 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 42.8% C 0.136 H 15.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2436
RGB	rgb(138, 36, 54)
HSL	hsl(349, 59%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(349, 74%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.9%, 60.9%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.65, 43.88, 14.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.65, 46.23, 18.34°)
OKLab	oklab(42.8% 0.1317 0.0358)
OKLCH	oklch(42.8% 0.136 15.2)
XYZ	xyz(11.7791, 6.9330, 4.2073)
Luminance	0.0693 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2436 #248A78

analogous

#8A2469 #8A2436 #8A4524

triadic

#8A2436 #368A24 #24368A

tetradic

#8A2436 #698A24 #248A78 #45248A

square

#8A2436 #698A24 #248A78 #45248A

split-complementary

#8A2436 #248A45 #24698A

monochromatic

#290B10 #591723 #8A2436 #BB3149 #D3566C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.80

#8A2436 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.39

#8A2436 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2436

8.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2436	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2436	1.00	8.80	2.39	8.80
#FFFFFF	8.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3F3D36

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#595233

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#97062B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2436;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 36, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.8% 0.136 15.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b2676c',
    500: '#8a2436',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2436;
$custom-light: #b2676c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2436",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.412,
    "s": 58.621,
    "l": 34.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42797,
    "c": 0.13645,
    "h": 15.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.06931
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2436

secondary

#53B7A5

accent

#E2C646

background

#FBF6F6

surface

#F6EBEB

border

#D0C6C6

text

#120607

muted

#817A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2436

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

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