#8D2027#8D2027
#8D2027 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 42.7% C 0.144 H 22.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8D2027 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(141, 32, 39) |
| HSL | hsl(356, 63%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(356, 77%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 77.3%, 72.3%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.45, 45.39, 24.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.45, 51.39, 27.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.66% 0.1329 0.0555) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.66% 0.144 22.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.8686, 6.8440, 2.6152) |
| Luminance | 0.0684 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Burgundy
#800020
ΔE00 4.93
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 5.23
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 5.41
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.74
Wine Red
#7B0323
ΔE00 6.22
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 7.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8D2027 #208D86
analogous
#8D205E #8D2027 #8D5020
triadic
#8D2027 #278D20 #20278D
tetradic
#8D2027 #5E8D20 #208D86 #50208D
square
#8D2027 #5E8D20 #208D86 #50208D
split-complementary
#8D2027 #208D50 #205E8D
monochromatic
#29090B #5B1519 #8D2027 #BF2B35 #D75059
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.87
#8D2027 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.37
#8D2027 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8D2027
8.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8D2027 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8D2027 | 1.00 | 8.87 | 2.37 | 8.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#403B26
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5B5223
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9B0024
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4A4A4A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8d2027; /* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 32, 39); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.7% 0.144 22.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b66561',
500: '#8d2027',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8d2027; $custom-light: #b66561; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8d2027",
"rgb": {
"r": 141,
"g": 32,
"b": 39
},
"hsl": {
"h": 356.147,
"s": 63.006,
"l": 33.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42664,
"c": 0.14403,
"h": 22.7
},
"luminance": 0.06842
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8D2027
secondary
#4EBAB4
accent
#E6DC42
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F8EBE9
border
#D1C6C5
text
#130605
muted
#827A79