#8A2C2A#8A2C2A

#8A2C2A is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 43.5% C 0.128 H 25.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2C2A
RGB	rgb(138, 44, 42)
HSL	hsl(1, 53%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(1, 70%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68.1%, 69.6%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.64, 39.77, 23.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.64, 46.20, 30.59°)
OKLab	oklab(43.46% 0.1162 0.0549)
OKLCH	oklch(43.46% 0.128 25.3)
XYZ	xyz(11.8011, 7.3735, 2.9919)
Luminance	0.0737 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2C2A #2A888A

analogous

#8A2A58 #8A2C2A #8A5C2A

triadic

#8A2C2A #2A8A2C #2C2A8A

tetradic

#8A2C2A #588A2A #2A888A #5C2A8A

square

#8A2C2A #588A2A #2A888A #5C2A8A

split-complementary

#8A2C2A #2A8A5C #2A588A

monochromatic

#2C0E0D #5B1D1C #8A2C2A #B93B38 #CF6260

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.49

#8A2C2A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.47

#8A2C2A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2C2A

8.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2C2A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2C2A	1.00	8.49	2.47	8.49
#FFFFFF	8.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#464029

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D5427

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#98142C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2c2a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 44, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.5% 0.128 25.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36b63',
    500: '#8a2c2a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2c2a;
$custom-light: #b36b63;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2c2a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.25,
    "s": 53.333,
    "l": 35.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43463,
    "c": 0.12848,
    "h": 25.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07372
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2C2A

secondary

#5BB3B4

accent

#DADD4B

background

#FBF6F5

surface

#F6EBEA

border

#D0C6C6

text

#120705

muted

#817A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2C2A

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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