#8D2121#8D2121

#8D2121 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 42.7% C 0.144 H 25.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D2121
RGB	rgb(141, 33, 33)
HSL	hsl(0, 62%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(0, 77%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.6%, 76.6%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.49, 44.76, 27.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.49, 52.74, 31.93°)
OKLab	oklab(42.67% 0.1295 0.0625)
OKLCH	oklch(42.67% 0.144 25.8)
XYZ	xyz(11.8042, 6.8621, 2.1415)
Luminance	0.0686 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D2121 #218D8D

analogous

#8D2157 #8D2121 #8D5721

triadic

#8D2121 #218D21 #21218D

tetradic

#8D2121 #578D21 #218D8D #57218D

square

#8D2121 #578D21 #218D8D #57218D

split-complementary

#8D2121 #218D57 #21578D

monochromatic

#2A0A0A #5B1515 #8D2121 #BF2D2D #D65252

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.85

#8D2121 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.37

#8D2121 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D2121

8.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D2121	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D2121	1.00	8.85	2.37	8.85
#FFFFFF	8.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#413B20

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C531D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C0022

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d2121;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 33, 33);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.7% 0.144 25.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b6665c',
    500: '#8d2121',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d2121;
$custom-light: #b6665c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d2121",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 33
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 62.069,
    "l": 34.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42668,
    "c": 0.14381,
    "h": 25.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.0686
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D2121

secondary

#50BABA

accent

#E5E543

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F8EBE9

border

#D1C6C5

text

#130604

muted

#827A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D2121

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

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