#8A2D2D#8A2D2D

#8A2D2D is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 43.6% C 0.127 H 24.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2D2D
RGB	rgb(138, 45, 45)
HSL	hsl(0, 51%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(0, 67%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.4%, 67.4%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.86, 39.51, 21.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.86, 45.17, 28.99°)
OKLab	oklab(43.64% 0.116 0.0517)
OKLCH	oklch(43.64% 0.127 24)
XYZ	xyz(11.8945, 7.4712, 3.2979)
Luminance	0.0747 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2D2D #2D8A8A

analogous

#8A2D5B #8A2D2D #8A5B2D

triadic

#8A2D2D #2D8A2D #2D2D8A

tetradic

#8A2D2D #5B8A2D #2D8A8A #5B2D8A

square

#8A2D2D #5B8A2D #2D8A8A #5B2D8A

split-complementary

#8A2D2D #2D8A5B #2D5B8A

monochromatic

#2E0F0F #5C1E1E #8A2D2D #B83C3C #CD6565

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.42

#8A2D2D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.49

#8A2D2D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2D2D

8.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2D2D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2D2D	1.00	8.42	2.49	8.42
#FFFFFF	8.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#46412C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D552A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#98172E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2d2d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 45, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.6% 0.127 24.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b26b66',
    500: '#8a2d2d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2d2d;
$custom-light: #b26b66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2d2d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 50.82,
    "l": 35.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43639,
    "c": 0.12697,
    "h": 24
  },
  "luminance": 0.0747
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2D2D

secondary

#60B3B3

accent

#DADA4D

background

#FBF6F6

surface

#F6ECEB

border

#D0C7C6

text

#120705

muted

#817A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2D2D

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

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