#8C2128#8C2128

#8C2128 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 42.6% C 0.142 H 22.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C2128
RGB	rgb(140, 33, 40)
HSL	hsl(356, 62%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(356, 76%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.4%, 71.4%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.39, 44.77, 23.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.39, 50.49, 27.54°)
OKLab	oklab(42.59% 0.1313 0.0541)
OKLCH	oklch(42.59% 0.142 22.4)
XYZ	xyz(11.7434, 6.8181, 2.7048)
Luminance	0.0682 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8C2128 #218C85

analogous

#8C215E #8C2128 #8C5021

triadic

#8C2128 #288C21 #21288C

tetradic

#8C2128 #5E8C21 #218C85 #50218C

square

#8C2128 #5E8C21 #218C85 #50218C

split-complementary

#8C2128 #218C50 #215E8C

monochromatic

#290A0C #5A151A #8C2128 #BE2D36 #D6515A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.89

#8C2128 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.36

#8C2128 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C2128

8.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C2128	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C2128	1.00	8.89	2.36	8.89
#FFFFFF	8.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#403B27

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B5225

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A0025

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c2128;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 33, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.6% 0.142 22.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b56662',
    500: '#8c2128',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c2128;
$custom-light: #b56662;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c2128",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.075,
    "s": 61.85,
    "l": 33.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42588,
    "c": 0.14199,
    "h": 22.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.06816
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C2128

secondary

#4FB9B3

accent

#E5DA43

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F8EBEA

border

#D1C6C6

text

#120605

muted

#817A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C2128

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

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