#8A2922#8A2922
#8A2922 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 43.0% C 0.133 H 28.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A2922 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 41, 34) |
| HSL | hsl(4, 60%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(4, 75%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 70.3%, 75.4%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.05, 40.66, 27.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.05, 49.22, 34.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.98% 0.1172 0.0626) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.98% 0.133 28.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.5642, 7.1063, 2.2758) |
| Luminance | 0.0711 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 4.70
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 4.89
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 4.98
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.46
Indian Red
#850E04
ΔE00 5.70
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A2922 #22838A
analogous
#8A224F #8A2922 #8A5D22
triadic
#8A2922 #228A29 #29228A
tetradic
#8A2922 #4F8A22 #22838A #5D228A
square
#8A2922 #4F8A22 #22838A #5D228A
split-complementary
#8A2922 #228A5D #224F8A
monochromatic
#280C0A #591A16 #8A2922 #BB382E #D45B52
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.67
#8A2922 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.42
#8A2922 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A2922
8.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A2922 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A2922 | 1.00 | 8.67 | 2.42 | 8.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#453E20
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5D531F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#980A28
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4B4B4B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a2922; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 41, 34); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.0% 0.133 28.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b3695d',
500: '#8a2922',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a2922; $custom-light: #b3695d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a2922",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 41,
"b": 34
},
"hsl": {
"h": 4.038,
"s": 60.465,
"l": 33.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4298,
"c": 0.13288,
"h": 28.1
},
"luminance": 0.07105
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A2922
secondary
#50B1B8
accent
#D9E444
background
#FBF6F5
surface
#F7EBE9
border
#D0C6C5
text
#120704
muted
#817A79