#8A2F2F#8A2F2F
#8A2F2F is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 43.9% C 0.124 H 23.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A2F2F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 47, 47) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 49%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 66%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 65.9%, 65.9%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.23, 38.72, 21.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.23, 44.10, 28.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.93% 0.1139 0.0502) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.93% 0.124 23.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.0120, 7.6432, 3.5315) |
| Luminance | 0.0764 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.82
Burgundy
#800020
ΔE00 6.89
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 6.98
Wine
#722F37
ΔE00 7.23
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 7.34
Wine Red
#7B0323
ΔE00 7.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A2F2F #2F8A8A
analogous
#8A2F5D #8A2F2F #8A5D2F
triadic
#8A2F2F #2F8A2F #2F2F8A
tetradic
#8A2F2F #5D8A2F #2F8A8A #5D2F8A
square
#8A2F2F #5D8A2F #2F8A8A #5D2F8A
split-complementary
#8A2F2F #2F8A5D #2F5D8A
monochromatic
#2F1010 #5C1F1F #8A2F2F #B83F3F #CC6868
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.31
#8A2F2F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.53
#8A2F2F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A2F2F
8.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A2F2F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A2F2F | 1.00 | 8.31 | 2.53 | 8.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#47422E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5E552D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#981B30
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4E4E4E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a2f2f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 47, 47); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.9% 0.124 23.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b26c67',
500: '#8a2f2f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a2f2f; $custom-light: #b26c67; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a2f2f",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 47,
"b": 47
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0,
"s": 49.189,
"l": 36.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43929,
"c": 0.12445,
"h": 23.8
},
"luminance": 0.07642
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A2F2F
secondary
#62B3B3
accent
#D9D94F
background
#FBF6F6
surface
#F6ECEB
border
#D0C7C6
text
#120706
muted
#817A7A