#8A3229#8A3229
#8A3229 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 44.2% C 0.122 H 28.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A3229 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 50, 41) |
| HSL | hsl(6, 54%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(6, 70%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 63.8%, 70.3%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.66, 36.94, 25.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.66, 44.81, 34.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.22% 0.1071 0.0588) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.22% 0.122 28.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.0233, 7.8462, 2.9787) |
| Luminance | 0.0785 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 5.20
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.38
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.43
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.72
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 6.35
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 6.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A3229 #29818A
analogous
#8A2950 #8A3229 #8A6229
triadic
#8A3229 #298A32 #32298A
tetradic
#8A3229 #508A29 #29818A #62298A
square
#8A3229 #508A29 #29818A #62298A
split-complementary
#8A3229 #298A62 #29508A
monochromatic
#2C100D #5B211B #8A3229 #B94337 #CF695E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.17
#8A3229 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.57
#8A3229 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A3229
8.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A3229 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A3229 | 1.00 | 8.17 | 2.57 | 8.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4A4328
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#605627
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#981E30
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4F4F4F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a3229; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 50, 41); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.2% 0.122 28.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b26e63',
500: '#8a3229',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a3229; $custom-light: #b26e63; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a3229",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 50,
"b": 41
},
"hsl": {
"h": 5.567,
"s": 54.19,
"l": 35.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.44223,
"c": 0.12213,
"h": 28.8
},
"luminance": 0.07845
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A3229
secondary
#5AACB5
accent
#D0DE4A
background
#FBF6F5
surface
#F6ECEA
border
#D0C7C6
text
#120705
muted
#817A79