#8D2028#8D2028
#8D2028 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 42.7% C 0.144 H 22.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8D2028 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(141, 32, 40) |
| HSL | hsl(356, 63%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(356, 77%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 77.3%, 71.6%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.46, 45.44, 23.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.46, 51.15, 27.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.68% 0.1333 0.0543) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.68% 0.144 22.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.8854, 6.8508, 2.7036) |
| Luminance | 0.0685 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Burgundy
#800020
ΔE00 4.79
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 5.51
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 5.72
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.89
Wine Red
#7B0323
ΔE00 6.02
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 6.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8D2028 #208D85
analogous
#8D205F #8D2028 #8D4F20
triadic
#8D2028 #288D20 #20288D
tetradic
#8D2028 #5F8D20 #208D85 #4F208D
square
#8D2028 #5F8D20 #208D85 #4F208D
split-complementary
#8D2028 #208D4F #205F8D
monochromatic
#29090C #5B151A #8D2028 #BF2B36 #D7505A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.86
#8D2028 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.37
#8D2028 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8D2028
8.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8D2028 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8D2028 | 1.00 | 8.86 | 2.37 | 8.86 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#403B27
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5B5224
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9B0024
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4A4A4A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8d2028; /* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 32, 40); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.7% 0.144 22.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b66562',
500: '#8d2028',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8d2028; $custom-light: #b66562; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8d2028",
"rgb": {
"r": 141,
"g": 32,
"b": 40
},
"hsl": {
"h": 355.596,
"s": 63.006,
"l": 33.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42681,
"c": 0.14395,
"h": 22.2
},
"luminance": 0.06849
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8D2028
secondary
#4EBAB3
accent
#E6DA42
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F8EBEA
border
#D1C6C6
text
#130605
muted
#827A79