#8A2C1D#8A2C1D
#8A2C1D is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 43.3% C 0.131 H 31.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A2C1D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 44, 29) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 65%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 79%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 68.1%, 79%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.47, 39.13, 31.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.47, 50.02, 38.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.28% 0.1114 0.0687) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.28% 0.131 31.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.6050, 7.2950, 1.9592) |
| Luminance | 0.0729 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 2.58
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.70
Brick Red
#8F1402
ΔE00 4.72
Indian Red
#850E04
ΔE00 4.91
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.07
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 5.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A2C1D #1D7B8A
analogous
#8A1D44 #8A2C1D #8A621D
triadic
#8A2C1D #1D8A2C #2C1D8A
tetradic
#8A2C1D #448A1D #1D7B8A #621D8A
square
#8A2C1D #448A1D #1D7B8A #621D8A
split-complementary
#8A2C1D #1D8A62 #1D448A
monochromatic
#250C08 #571C12 #8A2C1D #BD3C28 #D95D49
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.54
#8A2C1D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.46
#8A2C1D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A2C1D
8.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A2C1D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A2C1D | 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)
#473F1B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5E5419
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#981029
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4C4C4C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a2c1d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 44, 29); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.3% 0.131 31.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b46a5a',
500: '#8a2c1d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a2c1d; $custom-light: #b46a5a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a2c1d",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 44,
"b": 29
},
"hsl": {
"h": 8.257,
"s": 65.269,
"l": 32.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43278,
"c": 0.13086,
"h": 31.7
},
"luminance": 0.07293
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A2C1D
secondary
#48ABBB
accent
#D1E840
background
#FBF6F5
surface
#F7EBE9
border
#D0C6C5
text
#120704
muted
#817A79