#8C1935#8C1935

#8C1935 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.065; OKLCH L 42.2% C 0.149 H 13.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C1935
RGB	rgb(140, 25, 53)
HSL	hsl(345, 70%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(345, 82%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 82.1%, 62.1%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.71, 48.14, 14.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.71, 50.14, 16.23°)
OKLab	oklab(42.16% 0.1449 0.0344)
OKLCH	oklch(42.16% 0.149 13.4)
XYZ	xyz(11.8067, 6.5295, 4.0061)
Luminance	0.0653 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8C1935 #198C70

analogous

#8C196F #8C1935 #8C3619

triadic

#8C1935 #358C19 #19358C

tetradic

#8C1935 #6F8C19 #198C70 #36198C

square

#8C1935 #6F8C19 #198C70 #36198C

split-complementary

#8C1935 #198C36 #196F8C

monochromatic

#24060E #581021 #8C1935 #C02249 #DD4268

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.11

#8C1935 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.31

#8C1935 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C1935

9.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C1935	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C1935	1.00	9.11	2.31	9.11
#FFFFFF	9.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3A3935

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#585132

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A0025

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c1935;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 25, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.2% 0.149 13.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b4636b',
    500: '#8c1935',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c1935;
$custom-light: #b4636b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c1935",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 25,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 345.391,
    "s": 69.697,
    "l": 32.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42164,
    "c": 0.14895,
    "h": 13.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.06528
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C1935

secondary

#43BEA0

accent

#EDC13B

background

#FBF6F6

surface

#F7EBEB

border

#D0C6C6

text

#120606

muted

#817A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C1935

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

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