#8A2827#8A2827

#8A2827 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.133 H 25.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2827
RGB	rgb(138, 40, 39)
HSL	hsl(1, 56%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(1, 72%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71%, 71.7%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.96, 41.33, 24.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.96, 48.08, 30.74°)
OKLab	oklab(42.94% 0.1204 0.0567)
OKLCH	oklch(42.94% 0.133 25.2)
XYZ	xyz(11.6075, 7.0690, 2.6723)
Luminance	0.0707 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2827 #27898A

analogous

#8A2758 #8A2827 #8A5A27

triadic

#8A2827 #278A28 #28278A

tetradic

#8A2827 #588A27 #27898A #5A278A

square

#8A2827 #588A27 #27898A #5A278A

split-complementary

#8A2827 #278A5A #27588A

monochromatic

#2B0C0C #5A1A1A #8A2827 #BA3634 #D15C5B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.70

#8A2827 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.41

#8A2827 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2827

8.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2827	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2827	1.00	8.70	2.41	8.70
#FFFFFF	8.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#433E26

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C5324

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#980929

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2827;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 40, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.133 25.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36961',
    500: '#8a2827',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2827;
$custom-light: #b36961;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2827",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.606,
    "s": 55.932,
    "l": 34.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4294,
    "c": 0.13311,
    "h": 25.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.07067
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2827

secondary

#57B5B6

accent

#DEDF49

background

#FBF6F5

surface

#F7EBE9

border

#D0C6C5

text

#120705

muted

#817A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2827

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

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