#8A2735#8A2735

#8A2735 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 43.1% C 0.133 H 16.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2735
RGB	rgb(138, 39, 53)
HSL	hsl(352, 56%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(352, 72%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.7%, 61.6%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.06, 42.62, 15.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.06, 45.43, 20.27°)
OKLab	oklab(43.09% 0.1275 0.0385)
OKLCH	oklch(43.09% 0.133 16.8)
XYZ	xyz(11.8505, 7.1130, 4.1164)
Luminance	0.0711 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2735 #278A7C

analogous

#8A2767 #8A2735 #8A4B27

triadic

#8A2735 #358A27 #27358A

tetradic

#8A2735 #678A27 #278A7C #4B278A

square

#8A2735 #678A27 #278A7C #4B278A

split-complementary

#8A2735 #278A4B #27678A

monochromatic

#2B0C10 #5A1A23 #8A2735 #BA3447 #D15B6B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.67

#8A2735 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.42

#8A2735 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2735

8.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2735	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2735	1.00	8.67	2.42	8.67
#FFFFFF	8.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#413E35

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A5332

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#970E2D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2735;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 39, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.1% 0.133 16.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b2686c',
    500: '#8a2735',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2735;
$custom-light: #b2686c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2735",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.515,
    "s": 55.932,
    "l": 34.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43094,
    "c": 0.13314,
    "h": 16.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07111
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2735

secondary

#57B6A8

accent

#DFCA49

background

#FBF6F6

surface

#F6EBEB

border

#D0C6C6

text

#120706

muted

#817A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2735

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

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