#8A251E#8A251E

#8A251E is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 42.5% C 0.137 H 28.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A251E
RGB	rgb(138, 37, 30)
HSL	hsl(4, 64%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(4, 78%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.2%, 78.3%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.40, 42.12, 29.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.40, 51.39, 34.94°)
OKLab	oklab(42.48% 0.1209 0.0653)
OKLCH	oklch(42.48% 0.137 28.4)
XYZ	xyz(11.3785, 6.8219, 1.9457)
Luminance	0.0682 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A251E #1E838A

analogous

#8A1E4D #8A251E #8A5B1E

triadic

#8A251E #1E8A25 #251E8A

tetradic

#8A251E #4D8A1E #1E838A #5B1E8A

square

#8A251E #4D8A1E #1E838A #5B1E8A

split-complementary

#8A251E #1E8A5B #1E4D8A

monochromatic

#250A08 #581813 #8A251E #BC3229 #D8544B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.88

#8A251E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.36

#8A251E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A251E

8.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A251E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A251E	1.00	8.88	2.36	8.88
#FFFFFF	8.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#433C1C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C521A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#980024

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a251e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 37, 30);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.5% 0.137 28.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b4675a',
    500: '#8a251e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a251e;
$custom-light: #b4675a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a251e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 30
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.889,
    "s": 64.286,
    "l": 32.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42478,
    "c": 0.13742,
    "h": 28.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.0682
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A251E

secondary

#4AB3BA

accent

#DCE741

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F8EBE9

border

#D1C6C5

text

#120604

muted

#817A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A251E

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

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