#8A2F28#8A2F28

#8A2F28 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 43.8% C 0.126 H 27.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2F28
RGB	rgb(138, 47, 40)
HSL	hsl(4, 55%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(4, 71%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.9%, 71%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.12, 38.30, 25.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.12, 45.91, 33.47°)
OKLab	oklab(43.81% 0.1111 0.0585)
OKLCH	oklch(43.81% 0.126 27.8)
XYZ	xyz(11.8820, 7.5912, 2.8466)
Luminance	0.0759 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2F28 #28838A

analogous

#8A2852 #8A2F28 #8A6028

triadic

#8A2F28 #288A2F #2F288A

tetradic

#8A2F28 #528A28 #28838A #60288A

square

#8A2F28 #528A28 #28838A #60288A

split-complementary

#8A2F28 #288A60 #28528A

monochromatic

#2B0F0C #5B1F1A #8A2F28 #B93F36 #D0655D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.34

#8A2F28 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.52

#8A2F28 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2F28

8.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2F28	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2F28	1.00	8.34	2.52	8.34
#FFFFFF	8.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#484127

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5E5525

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#98192E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2f28;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 47, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.8% 0.126 27.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36c62',
    500: '#8a2f28',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2f28;
$custom-light: #b36c62;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2f28",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.286,
    "s": 55.056,
    "l": 34.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43809,
    "c": 0.12558,
    "h": 27.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.0759
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2F28

secondary

#59AFB5

accent

#D4DE49

background

#FBF6F5

surface

#F6ECEA

border

#D0C7C6

text

#120705

muted

#817A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2F28

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