#8A2A32#8A2A32

#8A2A32 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 43.4% C 0.130 H 19.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2A32
RGB	rgb(138, 42, 50)
HSL	hsl(355, 53%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(355, 70%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.6%, 63.8%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.46, 41.15, 18.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.46, 45.00, 23.86°)
OKLab	oklab(43.37% 0.1222 0.0439)
OKLCH	oklch(43.37% 0.13 19.8)
XYZ	xyz(11.8861, 7.2912, 3.7984)
Luminance	0.0729 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2A32 #2A8A82

analogous

#8A2A62 #8A2A32 #8A522A

triadic

#8A2A32 #328A2A #2A328A

tetradic

#8A2A32 #628A2A #2A8A82 #522A8A

square

#8A2A32 #628A2A #2A8A82 #522A8A

split-complementary

#8A2A32 #2A8A52 #2A628A

monochromatic

#2C0D10 #5B1C21 #8A2A32 #B93843 #CF6069

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.54

#8A2A32 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.46

#8A2A32 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2A32

8.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2A32	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2A32	1.00	8.54	2.46	8.54
#FFFFFF	8.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#433F32

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C542F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#97132E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2a32;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 42, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.4% 0.130 19.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b26a69',
    500: '#8a2a32',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2a32;
$custom-light: #b26a69;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2a32",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355,
    "s": 53.333,
    "l": 35.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43372,
    "c": 0.12986,
    "h": 19.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07289
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2A32

secondary

#5BB4AD

accent

#DDD14B

background

#FBF6F6

surface

#F6EBEB

border

#D0C6C6

text

#120706

muted

#817A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2A32

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