Skip to the color picker

#8a2a30 color: Polished Apple

#8a2a30 is rgb(138, 42, 48) in RGB and oklch(43.332% 0.12999 20.971) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

356°
100%

43.3%
0.130
21°
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Cherry
  • red-900
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.56:1Readable · AA
Lc -93
Black text
2.45:1Hard to read
Lc 16

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #8a2a30

#8a2a30 is a deep dark red color. In OKLCH it has 43.3% lightness, 0.13 chroma and a hue of 21°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.56:1 contrast and black text 2.45:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Polished Apple (#862a2e). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is red-900.

More dark red colors

Lighter: #8a2a30 mixed with white

  1. 8a2a30
  2. 984143
  3. a55656
  4. b16a69
  5. bd7f7e
  6. c99492
  7. d5a9a7
  8. e0bebc
  9. ebd3d2
  10. f5e9e8

Darker: #8a2a30 mixed with black

  1. 8a2a30
  2. 772328
  3. 651c21
  4. 53161a
  5. 421013
  6. 320a0c
  7. 220506
  8. 140203
  9. 070101
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8a2a30 with less saturation

  1. 8a2a30
  2. 853034
  3. 803537
  4. 7b3a3b
  5. 763e3e
  6. 704241
  7. 6b4544
  8. 654847
  9. 5e4b4a
  10. 584e4e

Questions about #8a2a30

What color is #8a2a30?

#8a2a30 is deep dark red. The closest named color is Polished Apple. In RGB it is rgb(138, 42, 48), in HSL hsl(356.25, 53.33%, 35.29%) and in OKLCH oklch(43.332% 0.12999 20.971).

What colors go well with #8a2a30?

The complementary color of #8a2a30 is #005f66. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #822b59 and #853500. The triadic partners are #1d6111 and #244d97.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a2a30?

White text reads better on #8a2a30: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.56:1 and black gives 2.45:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a2a30 a warm or cool color?

#8a2a30 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 21 degrees, its lightness 43.3% and its chroma 0.13.