#8C2124#8C2124

#8C2124 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 42.5% C 0.142 H 24.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C2124
RGB	rgb(140, 33, 36)
HSL	hsl(358, 62%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(358, 76%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.4%, 74.3%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.33, 44.57, 25.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.33, 51.50, 30.07°)
OKLab	oklab(42.53% 0.1297 0.0587)
OKLCH	oklch(42.53% 0.142 24.3)
XYZ	xyz(11.6788, 6.7923, 2.3648)
Luminance	0.0679 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8C2124 #218C89

analogous

#8C215A #8C2124 #8C5421

triadic

#8C2124 #248C21 #21248C

tetradic

#8C2124 #5A8C21 #218C89 #54218C

square

#8C2124 #5A8C21 #218C89 #54218C

split-complementary

#8C2124 #218C54 #215A8C

monochromatic

#290A0B #5A1517 #8C2124 #BE2D31 #D65155

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.91

#8C2124 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.36

#8C2124 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C2124

8.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C2124	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C2124	1.00	8.91	2.36	8.91
#FFFFFF	8.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#413B23

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B5220

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A0023

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c2124;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 33, 36);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.5% 0.142 24.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b5665f',
    500: '#8c2124',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c2124;
$custom-light: #b5665f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c2124",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 36
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.318,
    "s": 61.85,
    "l": 33.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42525,
    "c": 0.1424,
    "h": 24.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.06791
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C2124

secondary

#4FB9B7

accent

#E5E043

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F8EBE9

border

#D1C6C5

text

#130604

muted

#827A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C2124

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

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