#8A2A2B#8A2A2B
#8A2A2B is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 43.2% C 0.130 H 23.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A2A2B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 42, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 53%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 70%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 69.6%, 68.8%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.34, 40.71, 22.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.34, 46.52, 28.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.24% 0.1193 0.0528) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.24% 0.13 23.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.7465, 7.2353, 3.0631) |
| Luminance | 0.0723 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.72
Burgundy
#800020
ΔE00 6.10
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 6.16
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 6.34
Wine Red
#7B0323
ΔE00 7.12
Wine
#722F37
ΔE00 7.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A2A2B #2A8A89
analogous
#8A2A5B #8A2A2B #8A592A
triadic
#8A2A2B #2B8A2A #2A2B8A
tetradic
#8A2A2B #5B8A2A #2A8A89 #592A8A
square
#8A2A2B #5B8A2A #2A8A89 #592A8A
split-complementary
#8A2A2B #2A8A59 #2A5B8A
monochromatic
#2C0D0E #5B1C1C #8A2A2B #B9383A #CF6061
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.58
#8A2A2B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.45
#8A2A2B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A2A2B
8.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A2A2B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A2A2B | 1.00 | 8.58 | 2.45 | 8.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#443F2A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5C5428
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#98102B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4C4C4C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a2a2b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 42, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.2% 0.130 23.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b36a64',
500: '#8a2a2b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a2a2b; $custom-light: #b36a64; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a2a2b",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 42,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 359.375,
"s": 53.333,
"l": 35.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43239,
"c": 0.13049,
"h": 23.9
},
"luminance": 0.07234
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A2A2B
secondary
#5BB4B3
accent
#DDDB4B
background
#FBF6F6
surface
#F6EBEB
border
#D0C6C6
text
#120705
muted
#817A7A