#8A2736#8A2736

#8A2736 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 43.1% C 0.133 H 16.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2736
RGB	rgb(138, 39, 54)
HSL	hsl(351, 56%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(351, 72%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.7%, 60.9%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.08, 42.69, 15.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.08, 45.29, 19.50°)
OKLab	oklab(43.12% 0.1279 0.0371)
OKLCH	oklch(43.12% 0.133 16.2)
XYZ	xyz(11.8738, 7.1223, 4.2388)
Luminance	0.0712 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2736 #278A7B

analogous

#8A2768 #8A2736 #8A4A27

triadic

#8A2736 #368A27 #27368A

tetradic

#8A2736 #688A27 #278A7B #4A278A

square

#8A2736 #688A27 #278A7B #4A278A

split-complementary

#8A2736 #278A4A #27688A

monochromatic

#2B0C11 #5A1A23 #8A2736 #BA3449 #D15B6D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.66

#8A2736 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.42

#8A2736 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2736

8.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2736	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2736	1.00	8.66	2.42	8.66
#FFFFFF	8.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#413E36

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A5333

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#970E2D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2736;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 39, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.1% 0.133 16.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b2686c',
    500: '#8a2736',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2736;
$custom-light: #b2686c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2736",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.909,
    "s": 55.932,
    "l": 34.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43117,
    "c": 0.13315,
    "h": 16.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.07121
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2736

secondary

#57B6A7

accent

#DFC849

background

#FBF6F6

surface

#F6EBEB

border

#D0C6C6

text

#120707

muted

#817A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2736

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

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