#8D1827#8D1827
#8D1827 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.065; OKLCH L 42.0% C 0.151 H 20.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8D1827 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(141, 24, 39) |
| HSL | hsl(352, 71%, 32%) |
| HSV | hsv(352, 83%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 83%, 72.3%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(30.55, 47.91, 23.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(30.55, 53.16, 25.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42% 0.1409 0.0532) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42% 0.151 20.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.6787, 6.4643, 2.5519) |
| Luminance | 0.0646 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Burgundy
#800020
ΔE00 3.75
Wine Red
#7B0323
ΔE00 5.02
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 5.93
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 5.98
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 6.61
Red Wine
#8C0034
ΔE00 6.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8D1827 #188D7E
analogous
#8D1861 #8D1827 #8D4418
triadic
#8D1827 #278D18 #18278D
tetradic
#8D1827 #618D18 #188D7E #44188D
square
#8D1827 #618D18 #188D7E #44188D
split-complementary
#8D1827 #188D44 #18618D
monochromatic
#24060A #590F19 #8D1827 #C12135 #DF4155
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.16
#8D1827 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.29
#8D1827 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8D1827
9.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8D1827 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8D1827 | 1.00 | 9.16 | 2.29 | 9.16 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3D3827
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5A5123
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9B001F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#484848
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8d1827; /* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 24, 39); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.0% 0.151 20.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b66261',
500: '#8d1827',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8d1827; $custom-light: #b66261; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8d1827",
"rgb": {
"r": 141,
"g": 24,
"b": 39
},
"hsl": {
"h": 352.308,
"s": 70.909,
"l": 32.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42001,
"c": 0.15062,
"h": 20.7
},
"luminance": 0.06462
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8D1827
secondary
#42BFAF
accent
#EED73A
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F8EBE9
border
#D1C6C5
text
#130605
muted
#827A79