#8B2A32#8B2A32

#8B2A32 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 43.5% C 0.131 H 19.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2A32
RGB	rgb(139, 42, 50)
HSL	hsl(355, 54%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(355, 70%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.8%, 64%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.65, 41.50, 18.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.65, 45.43, 24.01°)
OKLab	oklab(43.55% 0.1232 0.0445)
OKLCH	oklch(43.55% 0.131 19.9)
XYZ	xyz(12.0524, 7.3769, 3.8062)
Luminance	0.0737 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2A32 #2A8B83

analogous

#8B2A62 #8B2A32 #8B532A

triadic

#8B2A32 #328B2A #2A328B

tetradic

#8B2A32 #628B2A #2A8B83 #532A8B

square

#8B2A32 #628B2A #2A8B83 #532A8B

split-complementary

#8B2A32 #2A8B53 #2A628B

monochromatic

#2D0E10 #5C1C21 #8B2A32 #BA3843 #CF6069

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.48

#8B2A32 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.47

#8B2A32 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2A32

8.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2A32	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2A32	1.00	8.48	2.47	8.48
#FFFFFF	8.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#444032

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C542F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#99122E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2a32;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 42, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.5% 0.131 19.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36a69',
    500: '#8b2a32',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2a32;
$custom-light: #b36a69;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2a32",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.052,
    "s": 53.591,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43548,
    "c": 0.13098,
    "h": 19.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.07375
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2A32

secondary

#5CB5AE

accent

#DDD14B

background

#FBF6F6

surface

#F6EBEB

border

#D0C6C6

text

#120706

muted

#817A7A

Preview Lab

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