#8A2927#8A2927

#8A2927 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 43.1% C 0.132 H 25.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2927
RGB	rgb(138, 41, 39)
HSL	hsl(1, 56%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(1, 72%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.3%, 71.7%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.12, 40.91, 24.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.12, 47.82, 31.18°)
OKLab	oklab(43.06% 0.1191 0.0571)
OKLCH	oklch(43.06% 0.132 25.6)
XYZ	xyz(11.6416, 7.1373, 2.6837)
Luminance	0.0714 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2927 #27888A

analogous

#8A2757 #8A2927 #8A5B27

triadic

#8A2927 #278A29 #29278A

tetradic

#8A2927 #578A27 #27888A #5B278A

square

#8A2927 #578A27 #27888A #5B278A

split-complementary

#8A2927 #278A5B #27578A

monochromatic

#2B0D0C #5A1B1A #8A2927 #BA3734 #D15D5B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.65

#8A2927 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.43

#8A2927 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2927

8.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2927	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2927	1.00	8.65	2.43	8.65
#FFFFFF	8.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#443E26

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C5324

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#980C2A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2927;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 41, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.1% 0.132 25.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36961',
    500: '#8a2927',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2927;
$custom-light: #b36961;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2927",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.212,
    "s": 55.932,
    "l": 34.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43055,
    "c": 0.13208,
    "h": 25.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.07136
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2927

secondary

#57B4B6

accent

#DCDF49

background

#FBF6F5

surface

#F7EBE9

border

#D0C6C5

text

#120705

muted

#817A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2927

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

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