#8C2A2D#8C2A2D

#8C2A2D is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 43.6% C 0.133 H 22.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C2A2D
RGB	rgb(140, 42, 45)
HSL	hsl(358, 54%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(358, 70%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70%, 67.9%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.75, 41.52, 21.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.75, 46.92, 27.75°)
OKLab	oklab(43.63% 0.1221 0.0515)
OKLCH	oklch(43.63% 0.133 22.9)
XYZ	xyz(12.1181, 7.4226, 3.2767)
Luminance	0.0742 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C2A2D #2A8C89

analogous

#8C2A5E #8C2A2D #8C582A

triadic

#8C2A2D #2D8C2A #2A2D8C

tetradic

#8C2A2D #5E8C2A #2A8C89 #582A8C

square

#8C2A2D #5E8C2A #2A8C89 #582A8C

split-complementary

#8C2A2D #2A8C58 #2A5E8C

monochromatic

#2E0E0F #5D1C1E #8C2A2D #BB383C #D06164

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.45

#8C2A2D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.48

#8C2A2D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C2A2D

8.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C2A2D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C2A2D	1.00	8.45	2.48	8.45
#FFFFFF	8.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#45402C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D552A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A0F2C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c2a2d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 42, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.6% 0.133 22.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b46a66',
    500: '#8c2a2d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c2a2d;
$custom-light: #b46a66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c2a2d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.163,
    "s": 53.846,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43629,
    "c": 0.1325,
    "h": 22.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.07421
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C2A2D

secondary

#5CB5B3

accent

#DDD94B

background

#FBF6F6

surface

#F7EBEB

border

#D0C6C6

text

#120705

muted

#817A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C2A2D

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

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