#8A2A1D#8A2A1D
#8A2A1D is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 43.0% C 0.133 H 30.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A2A1D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 42, 29) |
| HSL | hsl(7, 65%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(7, 79%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 69.6%, 79%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.15, 40.01, 30.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.15, 50.50, 37.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.03% 0.1141 0.068) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.03% 0.133 30.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.5323, 7.1496, 1.9349) |
| Luminance | 0.0715 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 3.11
Indian Red
#850E04
ΔE00 4.72
Brick Red
#8F1402
ΔE00 4.75
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 4.85
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.99
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 5.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A2A1D #1D7D8A
analogous
#8A1D46 #8A2A1D #8A601D
triadic
#8A2A1D #1D8A2A #2A1D8A
tetradic
#8A2A1D #468A1D #1D7D8A #601D8A
square
#8A2A1D #468A1D #1D7D8A #601D8A
split-complementary
#8A2A1D #1D8A60 #1D468A
monochromatic
#250B08 #571B12 #8A2A1D #BD3928 #D95A49
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.64
#8A2A1D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.43
#8A2A1D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A2A1D
8.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A2A1D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A2A1D | 1.00 | 8.64 | 2.43 | 8.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#463E1B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5D5319
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#980B28
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4C4C4C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a2a1d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 42, 29); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.0% 0.133 30.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b4695a',
500: '#8a2a1d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a2a1d; $custom-light: #b4695a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a2a1d",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 42,
"b": 29
},
"hsl": {
"h": 7.156,
"s": 65.269,
"l": 32.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43034,
"c": 0.13282,
"h": 30.8
},
"luminance": 0.07148
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A2A1D
secondary
#48ADBB
accent
#D4E840
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F8EBE9
border
#D1C6C5
text
#120704
muted
#817A79