#8A2921#8A2921
#8A2921 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 43.0% C 0.133 H 28.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A2921 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 41, 33) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 61%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(5, 76%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 70.3%, 76.1%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.04, 40.61, 28.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.04, 49.52, 34.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.97% 0.1168 0.0637) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.97% 0.133 28.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.5500, 7.1007, 2.2009) |
| Luminance | 0.0710 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 4.63
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 4.65
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 4.87
Indian Red
#850E04
ΔE00 5.46
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.53
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A2921 #21828A
analogous
#8A214D #8A2921 #8A5D21
triadic
#8A2921 #218A29 #29218A
tetradic
#8A2921 #4D8A21 #21828A #5D218A
square
#8A2921 #4D8A21 #21828A #5D218A
split-complementary
#8A2921 #218A5D #214D8A
monochromatic
#270C09 #591A15 #8A2921 #BB382D #D55A50
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.68
#8A2921 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.42
#8A2921 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A2921
8.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A2921 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A2921 | 1.00 | 8.68 | 2.42 | 8.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#453E1F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5D531E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#980A28
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4B4B4B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a2921; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 41, 33); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.0% 0.133 28.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b3695d',
500: '#8a2921',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a2921; $custom-light: #b3695d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a2921",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 41,
"b": 33
},
"hsl": {
"h": 4.571,
"s": 61.404,
"l": 33.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42967,
"c": 0.13305,
"h": 28.6
},
"luminance": 0.07099
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A2921
secondary
#4EB0B9
accent
#D8E543
background
#FBF6F5
surface
#F7EBE9
border
#D0C6C5
text
#120704
muted
#817A79