#8D221C#8D221C

#8D221C is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 42.7% C 0.144 H 28.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D221C
RGB	rgb(141, 34, 28)
HSL	hsl(3, 67%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(3, 80%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.9%, 80.1%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.56, 44.20, 30.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.56, 53.97, 35.02°)
OKLab	oklab(42.7% 0.1267 0.0678)
OKLCH	oklch(42.7% 0.144 28.1)
XYZ	xyz(11.7675, 6.8925, 1.8091)
Luminance	0.0689 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8D221C #1C878D

analogous

#8D1C4E #8D221C #8D5A1C

triadic

#8D221C #1C8D22 #221C8D

tetradic

#8D221C #4E8D1C #1C878D #5A1C8D

square

#8D221C #4E8D1C #1C878D #5A1C8D

split-complementary

#8D221C #1C8D5A #1C4E8D

monochromatic

#270908 #5A1612 #8D221C #C02E26 #DB5049

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.83

#8D221C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.38

#8D221C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D221C

8.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D221C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D221C	1.00	8.83	2.38	8.83
#FFFFFF	8.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#423B1A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D5317

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C0022

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d221c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 34, 28);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.7% 0.144 28.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b76659',
    500: '#8d221c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d221c;
$custom-light: #b76659;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d221c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 28
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.186,
    "s": 66.864,
    "l": 33.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42701,
    "c": 0.14364,
    "h": 28.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.06891
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D221C

secondary

#48B7BD

accent

#E1EA3E

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F8EBE9

border

#D1C6C5

text

#130603

muted

#827A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D221C

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

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