#8A2D2B#8A2D2B

#8A2D2B is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 43.6% C 0.127 H 25.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2D2B
RGB	rgb(138, 45, 43)
HSL	hsl(1, 52%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(1, 69%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.4%, 68.8%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.82, 39.39, 23.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.82, 45.66, 30.40°)
OKLab	oklab(43.6% 0.1152 0.0541)
OKLCH	oklch(43.6% 0.127 25.2)
XYZ	xyz(11.8569, 7.4561, 3.0999)
Luminance	0.0745 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2D2B #2B888A

analogous

#8A2B58 #8A2D2B #8A5C2B

triadic

#8A2D2B #2B8A2D #2D2B8A

tetradic

#8A2D2B #588A2B #2B888A #5C2B8A

square

#8A2D2B #588A2B #2B888A #5C2B8A

split-complementary

#8A2D2B #2B8A5C #2B588A

monochromatic

#2D0F0E #5B1E1C #8A2D2B #B93C3A #CE6461

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.43

#8A2D2B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.49

#8A2D2B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2D2B

8.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2D2B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2D2B	1.00	8.43	2.49	8.43
#FFFFFF	8.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#46412A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D5528

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#98162D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2d2b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 45, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.6% 0.127 25.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36b64',
    500: '#8a2d2b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2d2b;
$custom-light: #b36b64;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2d2b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.263,
    "s": 52.486,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43604,
    "c": 0.12724,
    "h": 25.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.07454
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2D2B

secondary

#5DB2B4

accent

#D9DC4C

background

#FBF6F6

surface

#F6EBEB

border

#D0C6C6

text

#120705

muted

#817A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2D2B

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

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