#8C3232#8C3232

#8C3232 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 44.7% C 0.123 H 23.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C3232
RGB	rgb(140, 50, 50)
HSL	hsl(0, 47%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(0, 64%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.3%, 64.3%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.17, 38.25, 20.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.17, 43.38, 28.14°)
OKLab	oklab(44.72% 0.1128 0.049)
OKLCH	oklch(44.72% 0.123 23.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.5327, 8.0886, 3.9183)
Luminance	0.0809 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C3232 #328C8C

analogous

#8C325F #8C3232 #8C5F32

triadic

#8C3232 #328C32 #32328C

tetradic

#8C3232 #5F8C32 #328C8C #5F328C

square

#8C3232 #5F8C32 #328C8C #5F328C

split-complementary

#8C3232 #328C5F #325F8C

monochromatic

#321212 #5F2222 #8C3232 #B94242 #CB6D6D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.02

#8C3232 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.62

#8C3232 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C3232

8.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C3232	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C3232	1.00	8.02	2.62	8.02
#FFFFFF	8.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#494431

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#605730

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A1F33

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c3232;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 50, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.7% 0.123 23.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36e6a',
    500: '#8c3232',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c3232;
$custom-light: #b36e6a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c3232",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 47.368,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44719,
    "c": 0.12296,
    "h": 23.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08087
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C3232

secondary

#67B3B3

accent

#D7D751

background

#FBF6F6

surface

#F6ECEB

border

#D0C7C6

text

#120706

muted

#817A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C3232

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

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