#8A2833#8A2833

#8A2833 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 43.2% C 0.132 H 18.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2833
RGB	rgb(138, 40, 51)
HSL	hsl(353, 55%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(353, 71%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71%, 63%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.17, 42.07, 17.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.17, 45.44, 22.22°)
OKLab	oklab(43.16% 0.1253 0.0417)
OKLCH	oklch(43.16% 0.132 18.4)
XYZ	xyz(11.8387, 7.1615, 3.8902)
Luminance	0.0716 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2833 #288A7F

analogous

#8A2864 #8A2833 #8A4E28

triadic

#8A2833 #338A28 #28338A

tetradic

#8A2833 #648A28 #288A7F #4E288A

square

#8A2833 #648A28 #288A7F #4E288A

split-complementary

#8A2833 #288A4E #28648A

monochromatic

#2B0C10 #5B1A21 #8A2833 #B93645 #D05D69

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.63

#8A2833 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.43

#8A2833 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2833

8.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2833	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2833	1.00	8.63	2.43	8.63
#FFFFFF	8.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#423F33

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B5330

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#970F2D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2833;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 40, 51);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.2% 0.132 18.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b2696a',
    500: '#8a2833',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2833;
$custom-light: #b2696a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2833",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 51
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.265,
    "s": 55.056,
    "l": 34.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43162,
    "c": 0.13205,
    "h": 18.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.0716
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2833

secondary

#59B5AB

accent

#DECE49

background

#FBF6F6

surface

#F6EBEB

border

#D0C6C6

text

#120706

muted

#817A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2833

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

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