#8A2923#8A2923
#8A2923 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 43.0% C 0.133 H 27.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A2923 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 41, 35) |
| HSL | hsl(3, 60%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(3, 75%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 70.3%, 74.6%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.06, 40.70, 27.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.06, 48.93, 33.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43% 0.1176 0.0616) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43% 0.133 27.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.5788, 7.1122, 2.3529) |
| Luminance | 0.0711 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 4.79
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 4.94
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 5.31
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.40
Indian Red
#850E04
ΔE00 5.95
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 6.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A2923 #23848A
analogous
#8A2351 #8A2923 #8A5D23
triadic
#8A2923 #238A29 #29238A
tetradic
#8A2923 #518A23 #23848A #5D238A
square
#8A2923 #518A23 #23848A #5D238A
split-complementary
#8A2923 #238A5D #23518A
monochromatic
#280C0A #591A17 #8A2923 #BB382F #D45B54
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.67
#8A2923 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.42
#8A2923 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A2923
8.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A2923 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A2923 | 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)
#443E22
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5D5320
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#980B28
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4B4B4B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a2923; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 41, 35); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.0% 0.133 27.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b3695e',
500: '#8a2923',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a2923; $custom-light: #b3695e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a2923",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 41,
"b": 35
},
"hsl": {
"h": 3.495,
"s": 59.538,
"l": 33.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42995,
"c": 0.13271,
"h": 27.6
},
"luminance": 0.0711
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A2923
secondary
#51B2B7
accent
#DAE345
background
#FBF6F5
surface
#F7EBE9
border
#D0C6C5
text
#120704
muted
#817A79