#8A2B2C#8A2B2C
#8A2B2C is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 43.4% C 0.129 H 23.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A2B2C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 43, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 52%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 69%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 68.8%, 68.1%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.51, 40.33, 22.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.51, 45.99, 28.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.38% 0.1184 0.052) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.38% 0.129 23.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.8010, 7.3146, 3.1728) |
| Luminance | 0.0731 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.76
Burgundy
#800020
ΔE00 6.22
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 6.37
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 6.58
Wine Red
#7B0323
ΔE00 7.19
Wine
#722F37
ΔE00 7.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A2B2C #2B8A89
analogous
#8A2B5C #8A2B2C #8A592B
triadic
#8A2B2C #2C8A2B #2B2C8A
tetradic
#8A2B2C #5C8A2B #2B8A89 #592B8A
square
#8A2B2C #5C8A2B #2B8A89 #592B8A
split-complementary
#8A2B2C #2B8A59 #2B5C8A
monochromatic
#2D0E0E #5B1C1D #8A2B2C #B93A3B #CE6163
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.53
#8A2B2C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.46
#8A2B2C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A2B2C
8.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A2B2C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A2B2C | 1.00 | 8.53 | 2.46 | 8.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#45402B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5D5429
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#98122C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4C4C4C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a2b2c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 43, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.4% 0.129 23.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b36a65',
500: '#8a2b2c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a2b2c; $custom-light: #b36a65; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a2b2c",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 43,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 359.368,
"s": 52.486,
"l": 35.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43376,
"c": 0.12928,
"h": 23.7
},
"luminance": 0.07313
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A2B2C
secondary
#5DB4B3
accent
#DCDA4C
background
#FBF6F6
surface
#F6EBEB
border
#D0C6C6
text
#120705
muted
#817A7A