#8A2E2C#8A2E2C
#8A2E2C is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 43.7% C 0.126 H 25.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A2E2C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 46, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(1, 52%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(1, 68%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 66.7%, 68.1%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.01, 38.99, 22.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.01, 45.12, 30.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.75% 0.1141 0.0534) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.75% 0.126 25.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.9141, 7.5408, 3.2105) |
| Luminance | 0.0754 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.50
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 6.36
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 6.63
Burgundy
#800020
ΔE00 7.01
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 7.11
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 7.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A2E2C #2C888A
analogous
#8A2C59 #8A2E2C #8A5D2C
triadic
#8A2E2C #2C8A2E #2E2C8A
tetradic
#8A2E2C #598A2C #2C888A #5D2C8A
square
#8A2E2C #598A2C #2C888A #5D2C8A
split-complementary
#8A2E2C #2C8A5D #2C598A
monochromatic
#2D0F0E #5C1F1D #8A2E2C #B83D3B #CD6563
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.37
#8A2E2C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.51
#8A2E2C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A2E2C
8.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A2E2C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A2E2C | 1.00 | 8.37 | 2.51 | 8.37 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#47412B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5E5529
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#98182E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4E4E4E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a2e2c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 46, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.7% 0.126 25.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b26c65',
500: '#8a2e2c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a2e2c; $custom-light: #b26c65; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a2e2c",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 46,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 1.277,
"s": 51.648,
"l": 35.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43747,
"c": 0.126,
"h": 25.1
},
"luminance": 0.07539
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A2E2C
secondary
#5EB2B4
accent
#D8DB4D
background
#FBF6F6
surface
#F6ECEB
border
#D0C7C6
text
#120705
muted
#817A7A