#8A252F#8A252F
#8A252F is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 42.8% C 0.135 H 19.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A252F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 37, 47) |
| HSL | hsl(354, 58%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(354, 73%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 73.2%, 65.9%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.65, 43.01, 19.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.65, 47.06, 23.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.75% 0.1275 0.0456) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.75% 0.135 19.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.6571, 6.9333, 3.4132) |
| Luminance | 0.0693 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Burgundy
#800020
ΔE00 4.83
Wine Red
#7B0323
ΔE00 5.43
Red Wine
#8C0034
ΔE00 6.27
Cranberry
#9E003A
ΔE00 6.39
Wine
#722F37
ΔE00 6.40
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 6.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A252F #258A80
analogous
#8A2562 #8A252F #8A4D25
triadic
#8A252F #2F8A25 #252F8A
tetradic
#8A252F #628A25 #258A80 #4D258A
square
#8A252F #628A25 #258A80 #4D258A
split-complementary
#8A252F #258A4D #25628A
monochromatic
#290B0E #5A181F #8A252F #BA323F #D25764
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.80
#8A252F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.39
#8A252F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A252F
8.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A252F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A252F | 1.00 | 8.80 | 2.39 | 8.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#413D2F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5A522C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#980529
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4A4A4A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a252f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 37, 47); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.8% 0.135 19.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b36767',
500: '#8a252f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a252f; $custom-light: #b36767; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a252f",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 37,
"b": 47
},
"hsl": {
"h": 354.059,
"s": 57.714,
"l": 34.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42752,
"c": 0.13543,
"h": 19.7
},
"luminance": 0.06932
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A252F
secondary
#54B7AD
accent
#E1D247
background
#FBF6F6
surface
#F6EBEB
border
#D0C6C6
text
#120606
muted
#817A7A