#8A2737#8A2737

#8A2737 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 43.1% C 0.133 H 15.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2737
RGB	rgb(138, 39, 55)
HSL	hsl(350, 56%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(350, 72%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.7%, 60.1%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.11, 42.77, 14.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.11, 45.16, 18.72°)
OKLab	oklab(43.14% 0.1283 0.0357)
OKLCH	oklch(43.14% 0.133 15.6)
XYZ	xyz(11.8975, 7.1318, 4.3638)
Luminance	0.0713 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2737 #278A7A

analogous

#8A2769 #8A2737 #8A4927

triadic

#8A2737 #378A27 #27378A

tetradic

#8A2737 #698A27 #278A7A #49278A

square

#8A2737 #698A27 #278A7A #49278A

split-complementary

#8A2737 #278A49 #27698A

monochromatic

#2B0C11 #5A1A24 #8A2737 #BA344A #D15B6E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.66

#8A2737 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.43

#8A2737 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2737

8.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2737	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2737	1.00	8.66	2.43	8.66
#FFFFFF	8.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#413E37

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A5334

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#970F2E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2737;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 39, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.1% 0.133 15.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b2686d',
    500: '#8a2737',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2737;
$custom-light: #b2686d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2737",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.303,
    "s": 55.932,
    "l": 34.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4314,
    "c": 0.13318,
    "h": 15.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.0713
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2737

secondary

#57B6A6

accent

#DFC749

background

#FBF6F6

surface

#F6EBEB

border

#D0C6C6

text

#120707

muted

#817A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2737

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

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