#8A2C2B#8A2C2B

#8A2C2B is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 43.5% C 0.128 H 24.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2C2B
RGB	rgb(138, 44, 43)
HSL	hsl(1, 52%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(1, 69%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68.1%, 68.8%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.66, 39.83, 22.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.66, 45.95, 29.90°)
OKLab	oklab(43.48% 0.1166 0.0537)
OKLCH	oklch(43.48% 0.128 24.7)
XYZ	xyz(11.8192, 7.3807, 3.0873)
Luminance	0.0738 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2C2B #2B898A

analogous

#8A2B59 #8A2C2B #8A5C2B

triadic

#8A2C2B #2B8A2C #2C2B8A

tetradic

#8A2C2B #598A2B #2B898A #5C2B8A

square

#8A2C2B #598A2B #2B898A #5C2B8A

split-complementary

#8A2C2B #2B8A5C #2B598A

monochromatic

#2D0E0E #5B1D1C #8A2C2B #B93B3A #CE6361

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.48

#8A2C2B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.48

#8A2C2B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2C2B

8.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2C2B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2C2B	1.00	8.48	2.48	8.48
#FFFFFF	8.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#45402A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D5428

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#98142D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2c2b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 44, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.5% 0.128 24.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36b64',
    500: '#8a2c2b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2c2b;
$custom-light: #b36b64;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2c2b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.632,
    "s": 52.486,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4348,
    "c": 0.12833,
    "h": 24.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.07379
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2C2B

secondary

#5DB3B4

accent

#DADC4C

background

#FBF6F6

surface

#F6EBEB

border

#D0C6C6

text

#120705

muted

#817A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2C2B

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

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