#8A2731#8A2731

#8A2731 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 43.0% C 0.133 H 19.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2731
RGB	rgb(138, 39, 49)
HSL	hsl(354, 56%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(354, 72%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.7%, 64.5%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.98, 42.34, 18.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.98, 46.10, 23.30°)
OKLab	oklab(43.01% 0.1258 0.0439)
OKLCH	oklch(43.01% 0.133 19.2)
XYZ	xyz(11.7623, 7.0777, 3.6519)
Luminance	0.0708 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2731 #278A80

analogous

#8A2763 #8A2731 #8A4E27

triadic

#8A2731 #318A27 #27318A

tetradic

#8A2731 #638A27 #278A80 #4E278A

square

#8A2731 #638A27 #278A80 #4E278A

split-complementary

#8A2731 #278A4E #27638A

monochromatic

#2B0C0F #5A1A20 #8A2731 #BA3442 #D15B67

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.69

#8A2731 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.42

#8A2731 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2731

8.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2731	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2731	1.00	8.69	2.42	8.69
#FFFFFF	8.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#423E31

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B532E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#980B2B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2731;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 39, 49);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.0% 0.133 19.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b26869',
    500: '#8a2731',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2731;
$custom-light: #b26869;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2731",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 49
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.939,
    "s": 55.932,
    "l": 34.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43009,
    "c": 0.13322,
    "h": 19.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.07076
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2731

secondary

#57B6AC

accent

#DFD049

background

#FBF6F6

surface

#F6EBEB

border

#D0C6C6

text

#120706

muted

#817A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2731

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

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