#8A2523#8A2523

#8A2523 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 42.5% C 0.137 H 26.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2523
RGB	rgb(138, 37, 35)
HSL	hsl(1, 60%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(1, 75%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.2%, 74.6%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.46, 42.35, 26.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.46, 49.94, 32.01°)
OKLab	oklab(42.55% 0.1227 0.0601)
OKLCH	oklch(42.55% 0.137 26.1)
XYZ	xyz(11.4475, 6.8495, 2.3091)
Luminance	0.0685 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2523 #23888A

analogous

#8A2355 #8A2523 #8A5923

triadic

#8A2523 #238A25 #25238A

tetradic

#8A2523 #558A23 #23888A #59238A

square

#8A2523 #558A23 #23888A #59238A

split-complementary

#8A2523 #238A59 #23558A

monochromatic

#280B0A #591817 #8A2523 #BB322F #D45654

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.86

#8A2523 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.37

#8A2523 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2523

8.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2523	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2523	1.00	8.86	2.37	8.86
#FFFFFF	8.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#423C22

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B5220

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#980026

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2523;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 37, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.5% 0.137 26.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b4675e',
    500: '#8a2523',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2523;
$custom-light: #b4675e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2523",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.165,
    "s": 59.538,
    "l": 33.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42546,
    "c": 0.13665,
    "h": 26.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.06848
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2523

secondary

#51B6B7

accent

#E0E345

background

#FBF6F5

surface

#F7EBE9

border

#D0C6C5

text

#120604

muted

#817A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2523

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

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