#8A2A2A#8A2A2A

#8A2A2A is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 43.2% C 0.131 H 24.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2A2A
RGB	rgb(138, 42, 42)
HSL	hsl(0, 53%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(0, 70%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.6%, 69.6%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.32, 40.65, 23.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.32, 46.76, 29.63°)
OKLab	oklab(43.22% 0.1189 0.054)
OKLCH	oklch(43.22% 0.131 24.4)
XYZ	xyz(11.7283, 7.2281, 2.9676)
Luminance	0.0723 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2A2A #2A8A8A

analogous

#8A2A5A #8A2A2A #8A5A2A

triadic

#8A2A2A #2A8A2A #2A2A8A

tetradic

#8A2A2A #5A8A2A #2A8A8A #5A2A8A

square

#8A2A2A #5A8A2A #2A8A8A #5A2A8A

split-complementary

#8A2A2A #2A8A5A #2A5A8A

monochromatic

#2C0D0D #5B1C1C #8A2A2A #B93838 #CF6060

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.59

#8A2A2A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.45

#8A2A2A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2A2A

8.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2A2A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2A2A	1.00	8.59	2.45	8.59
#FFFFFF	8.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#443F29

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C5427

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#98102B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2a2a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 42, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.2% 0.131 24.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36a63',
    500: '#8a2a2a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2a2a;
$custom-light: #b36a63;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2a2a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 53.333,
    "l": 35.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43222,
    "c": 0.13062,
    "h": 24.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07226
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2A2A

secondary

#5BB4B4

accent

#DDDD4B

background

#FBF6F5

surface

#F6EBEA

border

#D0C6C6

text

#120705

muted

#817A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2A2A

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

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