#8A2635#8A2635

#8A2635 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 43.0% C 0.134 H 16.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2635
RGB	rgb(138, 38, 53)
HSL	hsl(351, 57%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(351, 72%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.5%, 61.6%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.92, 43.02, 15.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.92, 45.75, 19.87°)
OKLab	oklab(42.99% 0.1288 0.038)
OKLCH	oklch(42.99% 0.134 16.5)
XYZ	xyz(11.8181, 7.0482, 4.1056)
Luminance	0.0705 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2635 #268A7B

analogous

#8A2667 #8A2635 #8A4926

triadic

#8A2635 #358A26 #26358A

tetradic

#8A2635 #678A26 #268A7B #49268A

square

#8A2635 #678A26 #268A7B #49268A

split-complementary

#8A2635 #268A49 #26678A

monochromatic

#2A0C10 #5A1923 #8A2635 #BA3347 #D1596B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.72

#8A2635 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.41

#8A2635 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2635

8.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2635	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2635	1.00	8.72	2.41	8.72
#FFFFFF	8.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#403E35

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A5332

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#970B2C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2635;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 38, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.0% 0.134 16.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b2686c',
    500: '#8a2635',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2635;
$custom-light: #b2686c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2635",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 38,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351,
    "s": 56.818,
    "l": 34.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42985,
    "c": 0.13425,
    "h": 16.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07047
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2635

secondary

#56B6A8

accent

#E0C948

background

#FBF6F6

surface

#F6EBEB

border

#D0C6C6

text

#120706

muted

#817A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2635

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

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