#8A2524#8A2524

#8A2524 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 42.6% C 0.137 H 25.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2524
RGB	rgb(138, 37, 36)
HSL	hsl(1, 59%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(1, 74%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.2%, 73.9%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.48, 42.39, 25.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.48, 49.66, 31.39°)
OKLab	oklab(42.56% 0.1231 0.059)
OKLCH	oklch(42.56% 0.137 25.6)
XYZ	xyz(11.4625, 6.8555, 2.3884)
Luminance	0.0685 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2524 #24898A

analogous

#8A2456 #8A2524 #8A5824

triadic

#8A2524 #248A25 #25248A

tetradic

#8A2524 #568A24 #24898A #58248A

square

#8A2524 #568A24 #24898A #58248A

split-complementary

#8A2524 #248A58 #24568A

monochromatic

#290B0B #591817 #8A2524 #BB3231 #D35756

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.86

#8A2524 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.37

#8A2524 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2524

8.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2524	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2524	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)

#423C23

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B5221

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#980026

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2524;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 37, 36);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.6% 0.137 25.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b3675f',
    500: '#8a2524',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2524;
$custom-light: #b3675f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2524",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 36
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.588,
    "s": 58.621,
    "l": 34.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42561,
    "c": 0.13651,
    "h": 25.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.06854
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2524

secondary

#53B6B7

accent

#E0E246

background

#FBF6F5

surface

#F7EBE9

border

#D0C6C5

text

#120604

muted

#817A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2524

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

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