#8D1C18#8D1C18
#8D1C18 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 42.1% C 0.149 H 27.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8D1C18 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(141, 28, 24) |
| HSL | hsl(2, 71%, 32%) |
| HSV | hsv(2, 83%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 80.1%, 83%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(30.79, 46.11, 32.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(30.79, 56.41, 35.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.11% 0.1318 0.0697) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.11% 0.149 27.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.5660, 6.5610, 1.5214) |
| Luminance | 0.0656 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 2.50
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 3.27
Indian Red
#850E04
ΔE00 3.84
Darkred
#8B0000
ΔE00 4.03
Dark Red
#840000
ΔE00 4.31
Blood Red
#980002
ΔE00 4.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8D1C18 #18898D
analogous
#8D184F #8D1C18 #8D5618
triadic
#8D1C18 #188D1C #1C188D
tetradic
#8D1C18 #4F8D18 #18898D #56188D
square
#8D1C18 #4F8D18 #18898D #56188D
split-complementary
#8D1C18 #188D56 #184F8D
monochromatic
#240706 #59120F #8D1C18 #C12621 #DF4641
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.08
#8D1C18 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.31
#8D1C18 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8D1C18
9.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8D1C18 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8D1C18 | 1.00 | 9.08 | 2.31 | 9.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#403916
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5B5112
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9C001D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#484848
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8d1c18; /* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 28, 24); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.1% 0.149 27.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b76356',
500: '#8d1c18',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8d1c18; $custom-light: #b76356; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8d1c18",
"rgb": {
"r": 141,
"g": 28,
"b": 24
},
"hsl": {
"h": 2.051,
"s": 70.909,
"l": 32.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42111,
"c": 0.1491,
"h": 27.9
},
"luminance": 0.06559
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8D1C18
secondary
#42BBBF
accent
#E8EE3A
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F8EBE9
border
#D1C6C5
text
#130603
muted
#827A78