#8A2924#8A2924
#8A2924 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 43.0% C 0.133 H 27.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A2924 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 41, 36) |
| HSL | hsl(3, 59%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(3, 74%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 70.3%, 73.9%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.07, 40.75, 26.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.07, 48.64, 33.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.01% 0.1179 0.0605) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.01% 0.133 27.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.5939, 7.1182, 2.4322) |
| Luminance | 0.0712 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 4.91
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 5.01
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.37
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 5.65
Indian Red
#850E04
ΔE00 6.22
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 6.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A2924 #24858A
analogous
#8A2452 #8A2924 #8A5C24
triadic
#8A2924 #248A29 #29248A
tetradic
#8A2924 #528A24 #24858A #5C248A
square
#8A2924 #528A24 #24858A #5C248A
split-complementary
#8A2924 #248A5C #24528A
monochromatic
#290C0B #591B17 #8A2924 #BB3731 #D35C56
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.67
#8A2924 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.42
#8A2924 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A2924
8.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A2924 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A2924 | 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)
#443E23
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5D5321
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#980B29
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4B4B4B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a2924; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 41, 36); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.0% 0.133 27.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b3695f',
500: '#8a2924',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a2924; $custom-light: #b3695f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a2924",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 41,
"b": 36
},
"hsl": {
"h": 2.941,
"s": 58.621,
"l": 34.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43009,
"c": 0.13254,
"h": 27.1
},
"luminance": 0.07117
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A2924
secondary
#53B2B7
accent
#DAE246
background
#FBF6F5
surface
#F7EBE9
border
#D0C6C5
text
#120704
muted
#817A79