#8A2535#8A2535

#8A2535 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.135 H 16.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2535
RGB	rgb(138, 37, 53)
HSL	hsl(350, 58%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(350, 73%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.2%, 61.6%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.77, 43.42, 15.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.77, 46.06, 19.48°)
OKLab	oklab(42.88% 0.13 0.0376)
OKLCH	oklch(42.88% 0.135 16.1)
XYZ	xyz(11.7866, 6.9851, 4.0951)
Luminance	0.0698 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2535 #258A7A

analogous

#8A2568 #8A2535 #8A4825

triadic

#8A2535 #358A25 #25358A

tetradic

#8A2535 #688A25 #258A7A #48258A

square

#8A2535 #688A25 #258A7A #48258A

split-complementary

#8A2535 #258A48 #25688A

monochromatic

#290B10 #5A1822 #8A2535 #BA3248 #D2576B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.76

#8A2535 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.40

#8A2535 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2535

8.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2535	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2535	1.00	8.76	2.40	8.76
#FFFFFF	8.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#403D35

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A5232

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#97082C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2535;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 37, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.135 16.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b2676c',
    500: '#8a2535',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2535;
$custom-light: #b2676c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2535",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.495,
    "s": 57.714,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42879,
    "c": 0.13534,
    "h": 16.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.06983
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2535

secondary

#54B7A7

accent

#E1C947

background

#FBF6F6

surface

#F6EBEB

border

#D0C6C6

text

#120606

muted

#817A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2535

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

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