#8D2225#8D2225

#8D2225 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 42.8% C 0.142 H 24.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D2225
RGB	rgb(141, 34, 37)
HSL	hsl(358, 61%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(358, 76%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.9%, 73.8%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.68, 44.58, 25.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.68, 51.42, 29.89°)
OKLab	oklab(42.82% 0.1299 0.0585)
OKLCH	oklch(42.82% 0.142 24.2)
XYZ	xyz(11.8918, 6.9422, 2.4637)
Luminance	0.0694 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D2225 #228D8A

analogous

#8D225B #8D2225 #8D5522

triadic

#8D2225 #258D22 #22258D

tetradic

#8D2225 #5B8D22 #228D8A #55228D

square

#8D2225 #5B8D22 #228D8A #55228D

split-complementary

#8D2225 #228D55 #225B8D

monochromatic

#2A0A0B #5C1618 #8D2225 #BE2E32 #D65457

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.79

#8D2225 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.39

#8D2225 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D2225

8.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D2225	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D2225	1.00	8.79	2.39	8.79
#FFFFFF	8.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#413C24

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C5321

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9B0024

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d2225;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 34, 37);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.8% 0.142 24.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b6665f',
    500: '#8d2225',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d2225;
$custom-light: #b6665f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d2225",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 37
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.318,
    "s": 61.143,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42823,
    "c": 0.14243,
    "h": 24.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.0694
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D2225

secondary

#51B9B7

accent

#E4E044

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F8EBE9

border

#D1C6C5

text

#130604

muted

#827A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D2225

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

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