#8A2525#8A2525

#8A2525 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 42.6% C 0.136 H 25.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2525
RGB	rgb(138, 37, 37)
HSL	hsl(0, 58%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(0, 73%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.2%, 73.2%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.49, 42.44, 25.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.49, 49.39, 30.76°)
OKLab	oklab(42.58% 0.1235 0.0578)
OKLCH	oklch(42.58% 0.136 25.1)
XYZ	xyz(11.4780, 6.8617, 2.4700)
Luminance	0.0686 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2525 #258A8A

analogous

#8A2558 #8A2525 #8A5825

triadic

#8A2525 #258A25 #25258A

tetradic

#8A2525 #588A25 #258A8A #58258A

square

#8A2525 #588A25 #258A8A #58258A

split-complementary

#8A2525 #258A58 #25588A

monochromatic

#290B0B #5A1818 #8A2525 #BA3232 #D25757

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.85

#8A2525 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.37

#8A2525 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2525

8.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2525	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2525	1.00	8.85	2.37	8.85
#FFFFFF	8.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#423C24

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B5222

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#980026

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2525;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 37, 37);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.6% 0.136 25.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b3675f',
    500: '#8a2525',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2525;
$custom-light: #b3675f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2525",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 37
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 57.714,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42577,
    "c": 0.13637,
    "h": 25.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.0686
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2525

secondary

#54B7B7

accent

#E1E147

background

#FBF6F5

surface

#F7EBE9

border

#D0C6C5

text

#120604

muted

#817A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2525

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

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