#8A251C#8A251C

#8A251C is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 42.5% C 0.138 H 29.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A251C
RGB	rgb(138, 37, 28)
HSL	hsl(5, 66%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(5, 80%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.2%, 79.7%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.38, 42.04, 30.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.38, 51.99, 36.04°)
OKLab	oklab(42.45% 0.1203 0.0672)
OKLCH	oklch(42.45% 0.138 29.2)
XYZ	xyz(11.3537, 6.8120, 1.8154)
Luminance	0.0681 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A251C #1C818A

analogous

#8A1C4A #8A251C #8A5C1C

triadic

#8A251C #1C8A25 #251C8A

tetradic

#8A251C #4A8A1C #1C818A #5C1C8A

square

#8A251C #4A8A1C #1C818A #5C1C8A

split-complementary

#8A251C #1C8A5C #1C4A8A

monochromatic

#240A07 #571712 #8A251C #BD3326 #DA5347

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.89

#8A251C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.36

#8A251C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A251C

8.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A251C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A251C	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)

#433C1A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C5218

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#980024

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a251c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 37, 28);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.5% 0.138 29.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b46759',
    500: '#8a251c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a251c;
$custom-light: #b46759;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a251c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 28
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.909,
    "s": 66.265,
    "l": 32.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42454,
    "c": 0.13774,
    "h": 29.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.0681
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A251C

secondary

#46B2BB

accent

#DBE93F

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F8EBE9

border

#D1C6C5

text

#130603

muted

#827A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A251C

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

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