#8D2220#8D2220
#8D2220 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 42.8% C 0.143 H 26.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8D2220 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(141, 34, 32) |
| HSL | hsl(1, 63%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(1, 77%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 75.9%, 77.3%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.61, 44.36, 28.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.61, 52.80, 32.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.75% 0.128 0.0639) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.75% 0.143 26.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.8186, 6.9129, 2.0782) |
| Luminance | 0.0691 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 3.76
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 3.81
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.15
Indian Red
#850E04
ΔE00 5.56
Darkred
#8B0000
ΔE00 5.84
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 5.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8D2220 #208B8D
analogous
#8D2055 #8D2220 #8D5920
triadic
#8D2220 #208D22 #22208D
tetradic
#8D2220 #558D20 #208B8D #59208D
square
#8D2220 #558D20 #208B8D #59208D
split-complementary
#8D2220 #208D59 #20558D
monochromatic
#290A09 #5B1615 #8D2220 #BF2E2B #D75350
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.82
#8D2220 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.38
#8D2220 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8D2220
8.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8D2220 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8D2220 | 1.00 | 8.82 | 2.38 | 8.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#423C1F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5D531C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9C0023
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4A4A4A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8d2220; /* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 34, 32); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.8% 0.143 26.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b6665c',
500: '#8d2220',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8d2220; $custom-light: #b6665c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8d2220",
"rgb": {
"r": 141,
"g": 34,
"b": 32
},
"hsl": {
"h": 1.101,
"s": 63.006,
"l": 33.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42751,
"c": 0.14307,
"h": 26.5
},
"luminance": 0.06911
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8D2220
secondary
#4EB8BA
accent
#E3E642
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F8EBE9
border
#D1C6C5
text
#130604
muted
#827A79