#8A2B1D#8A2B1D
#8A2B1D is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 43.2% C 0.132 H 31.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A2B1D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 43, 29) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 65%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 79%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 68.8%, 79%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.31, 39.57, 30.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.31, 50.26, 38.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.16% 0.1127 0.0683) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.16% 0.132 31.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.5682, 7.2214, 1.9469) |
| Luminance | 0.0722 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 2.85
Brick Red
#8F1402
ΔE00 4.73
Indian Red
#850E04
ΔE00 4.81
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.84
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 5.09
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A2B1D #1D7C8A
analogous
#8A1D46 #8A2B1D #8A611D
triadic
#8A2B1D #1D8A2B #2B1D8A
tetradic
#8A2B1D #468A1D #1D7C8A #611D8A
square
#8A2B1D #468A1D #1D7C8A #611D8A
split-complementary
#8A2B1D #1D8A61 #1D468A
monochromatic
#250B08 #571B12 #8A2B1D #BD3B28 #D95B49
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.59
#8A2B1D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.44
#8A2B1D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A2B1D
8.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A2B1D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A2B1D | 1.00 | 8.59 | 2.44 | 8.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#463F1B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5E5419
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#980E28
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4C4C4C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a2b1d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 43, 29); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.2% 0.132 31.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b46a5a',
500: '#8a2b1d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a2b1d; $custom-light: #b46a5a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a2b1d",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 43,
"b": 29
},
"hsl": {
"h": 7.706,
"s": 65.269,
"l": 32.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43155,
"c": 0.13184,
"h": 31.2
},
"luminance": 0.0722
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A2B1D
secondary
#48ACBB
accent
#D3E840
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F8EBE9
border
#D1C6C5
text
#120704
muted
#817A79