#8A2C32#8A2C32

#8A2C32 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 43.6% C 0.128 H 20.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2C32
RGB	rgb(138, 44, 50)
HSL	hsl(356, 52%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(356, 68%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68.1%, 63.8%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.78, 40.28, 18.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.78, 44.38, 24.80°)
OKLab	oklab(43.61% 0.1194 0.0449)
OKLCH	oklch(43.61% 0.128 20.6)
XYZ	xyz(11.9588, 7.4366, 3.8227)
Luminance	0.0743 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2C32 #2C8A84

analogous

#8A2C61 #8A2C32 #8A552C

triadic

#8A2C32 #328A2C #2C328A

tetradic

#8A2C32 #618A2C #2C8A84 #552C8A

square

#8A2C32 #618A2C #2C8A84 #552C8A

split-complementary

#8A2C32 #2C8A55 #2C618A

monochromatic

#2D0E10 #5C1D21 #8A2C32 #B83B43 #CD636A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.44

#8A2C32 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.49

#8A2C32 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2C32

8.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2C32	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2C32	1.00	8.44	2.49	8.44
#FFFFFF	8.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#454132

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C542F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#97162F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2c32;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 44, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.6% 0.128 20.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b26b69',
    500: '#8a2c32',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2c32;
$custom-light: #b26b69;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2c32",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.17,
    "s": 51.648,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43611,
    "c": 0.12758,
    "h": 20.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.07435
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2C32

secondary

#5EB4AE

accent

#DBD24D

background

#FBF6F6

surface

#F6EBEB

border

#D0C6C6

text

#120706

muted

#817A7A

Preview Lab

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