#8A2B2D#8A2B2D
#8A2B2D is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 43.4% C 0.129 H 23.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A2B2D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 43, 45) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 52%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 69%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 68.8%, 67.4%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.53, 40.39, 21.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.53, 45.75, 28.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.39% 0.1188 0.0508) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.39% 0.129 23.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.8200, 7.3222, 3.2730) |
| Luminance | 0.0732 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.91
Burgundy
#800020
ΔE00 6.10
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 6.60
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 6.84
Wine Red
#7B0323
ΔE00 7.01
Wine
#722F37
ΔE00 7.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A2B2D #2B8A88
analogous
#8A2B5C #8A2B2D #8A582B
triadic
#8A2B2D #2D8A2B #2B2D8A
tetradic
#8A2B2D #5C8A2B #2B8A88 #582B8A
square
#8A2B2D #5C8A2B #2B8A88 #582B8A
split-complementary
#8A2B2D #2B8A58 #2B5C8A
monochromatic
#2D0E0F #5B1C1E #8A2B2D #B93A3C #CE6164
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.52
#8A2B2D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.46
#8A2B2D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A2B2D
8.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A2B2D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A2B2D | 1.00 | 8.52 | 2.46 | 8.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#45402C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5C542A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#98132D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4C4C4C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a2b2d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 43, 45); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.4% 0.129 23.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b26a66',
500: '#8a2b2d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a2b2d; $custom-light: #b26a66; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a2b2d",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 43,
"b": 45
},
"hsl": {
"h": 358.737,
"s": 52.486,
"l": 35.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43394,
"c": 0.12917,
"h": 23.1
},
"luminance": 0.0732
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A2B2D
secondary
#5DB4B2
accent
#DCD94C
background
#FBF6F6
surface
#F6EBEB
border
#D0C6C6
text
#120705
muted
#817A7A