#8C2425#8C2425

#8C2425 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 42.8% C 0.140 H 24.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C2425
RGB	rgb(140, 36, 37)
HSL	hsl(359, 59%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(359, 74%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.3%, 73.6%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.74, 43.50, 25.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.74, 50.51, 30.53°)
OKLab	oklab(42.84% 0.1266 0.0586)
OKLCH	oklch(42.84% 0.14 24.8)
XYZ	xyz(11.7813, 6.9726, 2.4754)
Luminance	0.0697 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C2425 #248C8B

analogous

#8C2459 #8C2425 #8C5724

triadic

#8C2425 #258C24 #24258C

tetradic

#8C2425 #598C24 #248C8B #57248C

square

#8C2425 #598C24 #248C8B #57248C

split-complementary

#8C2425 #248C57 #24598C

monochromatic

#2B0B0B #5B1718 #8C2425 #BD3132 #D45758

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.77

#8C2425 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.39

#8C2425 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C2425

8.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C2425	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C2425	1.00	8.77	2.39	8.77
#FFFFFF	8.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#423C24

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C5321

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A0026

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c2425;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 36, 37);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.8% 0.140 24.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b5675f',
    500: '#8c2425',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c2425;
$custom-light: #b5675f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c2425",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 37
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.423,
    "s": 59.091,
    "l": 34.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42838,
    "c": 0.1395,
    "h": 24.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.06971
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C2425

secondary

#54B8B7

accent

#E2E146

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F8EBE9

border

#D1C6C5

text

#130604

muted

#827A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C2425

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

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