#8A2A20#8A2A20
#8A2A20 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 43.1% C 0.132 H 29.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A2A20 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 42, 32) |
| HSL | hsl(6, 62%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(6, 77%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 69.6%, 76.8%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.18, 40.14, 29.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.18, 49.57, 35.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.07% 0.1151 0.0651) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.07% 0.132 29.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.5712, 7.1652, 2.1399) |
| Luminance | 0.0716 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 4.06
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 4.77
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 5.03
Indian Red
#850E04
ΔE00 5.24
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.32
Brick Red
#8F1402
ΔE00 5.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A2A20 #20808A
analogous
#8A204B #8A2A20 #8A5F20
triadic
#8A2A20 #208A2A #2A208A
tetradic
#8A2A20 #4B8A20 #20808A #5F208A
square
#8A2A20 #4B8A20 #20808A #5F208A
split-complementary
#8A2A20 #208A5F #204B8A
monochromatic
#270C09 #581B14 #8A2A20 #BC392C #D65B4E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.63
#8A2A20 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.43
#8A2A20 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A2A20
8.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A2A20 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A2A20 | 1.00 | 8.63 | 2.43 | 8.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#453E1E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5D531D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#980C28
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4C4C4C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a2a20; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 42, 32); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.1% 0.132 29.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b3695c',
500: '#8a2a20',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a2a20; $custom-light: #b3695c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a2a20",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 42,
"b": 32
},
"hsl": {
"h": 5.66,
"s": 62.353,
"l": 33.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43072,
"c": 0.13224,
"h": 29.5
},
"luminance": 0.07163
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A2A20
secondary
#4DAFB9
accent
#D6E542
background
#FBF6F5
surface
#F7EBE9
border
#D0C6C5
text
#120704
muted
#817A79