#8C221F#8C221F

#8C221F is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 42.6% C 0.142 H 26.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C221F
RGB	rgb(140, 34, 31)
HSL	hsl(2, 64%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(2, 78%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.7%, 77.9%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.39, 43.99, 28.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.39, 52.65, 33.35°)
OKLab	oklab(42.55% 0.1268 0.0643)
OKLCH	oklch(42.55% 0.142 26.9)
XYZ	xyz(11.6359, 6.8202, 1.9998)
Luminance	0.0682 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C221F #1F898C

analogous

#8C1F52 #8C221F #8C581F

triadic

#8C221F #1F8C22 #221F8C

tetradic

#8C221F #528C1F #1F898C #581F8C

square

#8C221F #528C1F #1F898C #581F8C

split-complementary

#8C221F #1F8C58 #1F528C

monochromatic

#280A09 #5A1614 #8C221F #BE2E2A #D8514E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.88

#8C221F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.36

#8C221F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C221F

8.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C221F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C221F	1.00	8.88	2.36	8.88
#FFFFFF	8.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#423B1D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C521B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9B0023

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c221f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 34, 31);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.6% 0.142 26.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b6665b',
    500: '#8c221f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c221f;
$custom-light: #b6665b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c221f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 31
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.651,
    "s": 63.743,
    "l": 33.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42552,
    "c": 0.14215,
    "h": 26.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.06818
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C221F

secondary

#4CB8BB

accent

#E2E741

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F8EBE9

border

#D1C6C5

text

#130604

muted

#827A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C221F

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