#8D2222#8D2222

#8D2222 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 42.8% C 0.143 H 25.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D2222
RGB	rgb(141, 34, 34)
HSL	hsl(0, 61%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(0, 76%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.9%, 75.9%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.63, 44.44, 27.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.63, 52.23, 31.69°)
OKLab	oklab(42.78% 0.1288 0.0618)
OKLCH	oklch(42.78% 0.143 25.6)
XYZ	xyz(11.8466, 6.9241, 2.2258)
Luminance	0.0692 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8D2222 #228D8D

analogous

#8D2258 #8D2222 #8D5822

triadic

#8D2222 #228D22 #22228D

tetradic

#8D2222 #588D22 #228D8D #58228D

square

#8D2222 #588D22 #228D8D #58228D

split-complementary

#8D2222 #228D58 #22588D

monochromatic

#2A0A0A #5C1616 #8D2222 #BE2E2E #D65454

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.81

#8D2222 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.38

#8D2222 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D2222

8.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D2222	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D2222	1.00	8.81	2.38	8.81
#FFFFFF	8.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#423C21

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C531E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C0023

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d2222;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 34, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.8% 0.143 25.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b6665d',
    500: '#8d2222',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d2222;
$custom-light: #b6665d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d2222",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 61.143,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42779,
    "c": 0.1428,
    "h": 25.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.06922
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D2222

secondary

#51B9B9

accent

#E4E444

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F8EBE9

border

#D1C6C5

text

#130604

muted

#827A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D2222

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

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