#8A3027#8A3027

#8A3027 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 43.9% C 0.125 H 28.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3027
RGB	rgb(138, 48, 39)
HSL	hsl(5, 56%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(5, 72%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.2%, 71.7%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.28, 37.78, 26.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.28, 45.93, 34.67°)
OKLab	oklab(43.92% 0.1093 0.0601)
OKLCH	oklch(43.92% 0.125 28.8)
XYZ	xyz(11.9056, 7.6653, 2.7717)
Luminance	0.0766 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3027 #27818A

analogous

#8A274F #8A3027 #8A6227

triadic

#8A3027 #278A30 #30278A

tetradic

#8A3027 #4F8A27 #27818A #62278A

square

#8A3027 #4F8A27 #27818A #62278A

split-complementary

#8A3027 #278A62 #274F8A

monochromatic

#2B0F0C #5A1F1A #8A3027 #BA4134 #D1665B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.29

#8A3027 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.53

#8A3027 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3027

8.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3027	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3027	1.00	8.29	2.53	8.29
#FFFFFF	8.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#484225

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F5624

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#981A2E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3027;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 48, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.9% 0.125 28.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36d61',
    500: '#8a3027',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3027;
$custom-light: #b36d61;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3027",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 48,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.455,
    "s": 55.932,
    "l": 34.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43924,
    "c": 0.12469,
    "h": 28.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07664
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3027

secondary

#57ADB6

accent

#D2DF49

background

#FBF6F5

surface

#F6ECEA

border

#D0C7C6

text

#120705

muted

#817A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3027

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

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