#8A2E2B#8A2E2B

#8A2E2B is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 43.7% C 0.126 H 25.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2E2B
RGB	rgb(138, 46, 43)
HSL	hsl(2, 52%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(2, 69%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.7%, 68.8%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.99, 38.93, 23.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.99, 45.38, 30.91°)
OKLab	oklab(43.73% 0.1137 0.0546)
OKLCH	oklch(43.73% 0.126 25.6)
XYZ	xyz(11.8955, 7.5333, 3.1127)
Luminance	0.0753 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2E2B #2B878A

analogous

#8A2B57 #8A2E2B #8A5D2B

triadic

#8A2E2B #2B8A2E #2E2B8A

tetradic

#8A2E2B #578A2B #2B878A #5D2B8A

square

#8A2E2B #578A2B #2B878A #5D2B8A

split-complementary

#8A2E2B #2B8A5D #2B578A

monochromatic

#2D0F0E #5B1E1C #8A2E2B #B93E3A #CE6561

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.38

#8A2E2B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.51

#8A2E2B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2E2B

8.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2E2B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2E2B	1.00	8.38	2.51	8.38
#FFFFFF	8.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#47412A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5E5528

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#98182E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2e2b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 46, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.7% 0.126 25.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b26c64',
    500: '#8a2e2b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2e2b;
$custom-light: #b26c64;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2e2b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.895,
    "s": 52.486,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4373,
    "c": 0.12615,
    "h": 25.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.07532
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2E2B

secondary

#5DB1B4

accent

#D7DC4C

background

#FBF6F6

surface

#F6ECEB

border

#D0C7C6

text

#120705

muted

#817A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2E2B

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

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