#8A2718#8A2718

#8A2718 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 42.6% C 0.137 H 31.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2718
RGB	rgb(138, 39, 24)
HSL	hsl(8, 70%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(8, 83%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.7%, 82.6%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.63, 41.09, 33.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.63, 52.77, 38.87°)
OKLab	oklab(42.63% 0.1164 0.0714)
OKLCH	oklch(42.63% 0.137 31.5)
XYZ	xyz(11.3729, 6.9220, 1.6012)
Luminance	0.0692 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2718 #187B8A

analogous

#8A1842 #8A2718 #8A6018

triadic

#8A2718 #188A27 #27188A

tetradic

#8A2718 #428A18 #187B8A #60188A

square

#8A2718 #428A18 #187B8A #60188A

split-complementary

#8A2718 #188A60 #18428A

monochromatic

#220A06 #56180F #8A2718 #BE3621 #DE543F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.81

#8A2718 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.38

#8A2718 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2718

8.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2718	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2718	1.00	8.81	2.38	8.81
#FFFFFF	8.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#443D15

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D5213

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#980124

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2718;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 39, 24);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.6% 0.137 31.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b46856',
    500: '#8a2718',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2718;
$custom-light: #b46856;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2718",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 24
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 7.895,
    "s": 70.37,
    "l": 31.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42631,
    "c": 0.13658,
    "h": 31.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.0692
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2718

secondary

#40ADBD

accent

#D6ED3B

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F8EBE9

border

#D1C6C5

text

#130603

muted

#827A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2718

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

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