#8C2020#8C2020

#8C2020 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 42.4% C 0.144 H 25.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C2020
RGB	rgb(140, 32, 32)
HSL	hsl(0, 63%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(0, 77%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.1%, 77.1%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.15, 44.75, 28.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.15, 52.82, 32.10°)
OKLab	oklab(42.37% 0.1294 0.0627)
OKLCH	oklch(42.37% 0.144 25.9)
XYZ	xyz(11.5938, 6.7146, 2.0518)
Luminance	0.0671 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C2020 #208C8C

analogous

#8C2056 #8C2020 #8C5620

triadic

#8C2020 #208C20 #20208C

tetradic

#8C2020 #568C20 #208C8C #56208C

square

#8C2020 #568C20 #208C8C #56208C

split-complementary

#8C2020 #208C56 #20568C

monochromatic

#280909 #5A1515 #8C2020 #BE2B2B #D75050

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.96

#8C2020 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.34

#8C2020 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C2020

8.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C2020	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C2020	1.00	8.96	2.34	8.96
#FFFFFF	8.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#413A1F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B521C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9B0022

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c2020;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 32, 32);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.4% 0.144 25.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b6655c',
    500: '#8c2020',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c2020;
$custom-light: #b6655c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c2020",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 32
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 62.791,
    "l": 33.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42372,
    "c": 0.14377,
    "h": 25.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.06713
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C2020

secondary

#4EBABA

accent

#E6E642

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F8EBE9

border

#D1C6C5

text

#130604

muted

#827A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C2020

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

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