#8C2215#8C2215

#8C2215 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 42.4% C 0.144 H 30.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C2215
RGB	rgb(140, 34, 21)
HSL	hsl(7, 74%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(7, 85%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.7%, 85%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.29, 43.63, 34.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.29, 55.67, 38.39°)
OKLab	oklab(42.44% 0.1236 0.0733)
OKLCH	oklch(42.44% 0.144 30.7)
XYZ	xyz(11.5240, 6.7755, 1.4103)
Luminance	0.0677 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C2215 #157F8C

analogous

#8C1544 #8C2215 #8C5E15

triadic

#8C2215 #158C22 #22158C

tetradic

#8C2215 #448C15 #157F8C #5E158C

square

#8C2215 #448C15 #157F8C #5E158C

split-complementary

#8C2215 #158C5E #15448C

monochromatic

#220805 #57150D #8C2215 #C12F1D #E14C3A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.92

#8C2215 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.35

#8C2215 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C2215

8.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C2215	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C2215	1.00	8.92	2.35	8.92
#FFFFFF	8.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#423B12

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D520F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9B0020

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c2215;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 34, 21);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.4% 0.144 30.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b66654',
    500: '#8c2215',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c2215;
$custom-light: #b66654;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c2215",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 21
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.555,
    "s": 73.913,
    "l": 31.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42441,
    "c": 0.14365,
    "h": 30.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.06774
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C2215

secondary

#3DB2C0

accent

#DCF137

background

#FCF6F4

surface

#F8EBE7

border

#D1C6C3

text

#130603

muted

#827A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C2215

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

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