#8A2C26#8A2C26

#8A2C26 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 43.4% C 0.129 H 27.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2C26
RGB	rgb(138, 44, 38)
HSL	hsl(4, 57%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(4, 72%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68.1%, 72.5%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.58, 39.55, 25.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.58, 47.29, 33.24°)
OKLab	oklab(43.4% 0.1146 0.0595)
OKLCH	oklch(43.4% 0.129 27.4)
XYZ	xyz(11.7330, 7.3463, 2.6335)
Luminance	0.0735 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2C26 #26848A

analogous

#8A2652 #8A2C26 #8A5E26

triadic

#8A2C26 #268A2C #2C268A

tetradic

#8A2C26 #528A26 #26848A #5E268A

square

#8A2C26 #528A26 #26848A #5E268A

split-complementary

#8A2C26 #268A5E #26528A

monochromatic

#2A0D0C #5A1D19 #8A2C26 #BA3B33 #D16059

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.51

#8A2C26 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.47

#8A2C26 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2C26

8.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2C26	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2C26	1.00	8.51	2.47	8.51
#FFFFFF	8.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#464025

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D5423

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#98132B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2c26;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 44, 38);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.4% 0.129 27.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36b60',
    500: '#8a2c26',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2c26;
$custom-light: #b36b60;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2c26",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 38
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.6,
    "s": 56.818,
    "l": 34.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43399,
    "c": 0.12912,
    "h": 27.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07345
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2C26

secondary

#56B0B6

accent

#D7E048

background

#FBF6F5

surface

#F7EBE9

border

#D0C6C5

text

#120705

muted

#817A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2C26

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