#8A2620#8A2620
#8A2620 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 42.6% C 0.136 H 27.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A2620 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 38, 32) |
| HSL | hsl(3, 62%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(3, 77%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 72.5%, 76.8%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.57, 41.81, 28.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.57, 50.55, 34.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.61% 0.1204 0.0636) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.61% 0.136 27.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.4364, 6.8955, 2.0950) |
| Luminance | 0.0689 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 4.15
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 4.52
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 5.08
Indian Red
#850E04
ΔE00 5.29
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.58
Darkred
#8B0000
ΔE00 5.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A2620 #20848A
analogous
#8A204F #8A2620 #8A5B20
triadic
#8A2620 #208A26 #26208A
tetradic
#8A2620 #4F8A20 #20848A #5B208A
square
#8A2620 #4F8A20 #20848A #5B208A
split-complementary
#8A2620 #208A5B #204F8A
monochromatic
#270B09 #581814 #8A2620 #BC342C #D6564E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.83
#8A2620 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.38
#8A2620 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A2620
8.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A2620 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A2620 | 1.00 | 8.83 | 2.38 | 8.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#433C1E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5C521C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#980126
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4A4A4A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a2620; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 38, 32); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.6% 0.136 27.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b4675c',
500: '#8a2620',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a2620; $custom-light: #b4675c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a2620",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 38,
"b": 32
},
"hsl": {
"h": 3.396,
"s": 62.353,
"l": 33.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42613,
"c": 0.13614,
"h": 27.8
},
"luminance": 0.06894
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A2620
secondary
#4DB3B9
accent
#DCE542
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F8EBE9
border
#D1C6C5
text
#120604
muted
#817A79