#8D2229#8D2229

#8D2229 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.142 H 22.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D2229
RGB	rgb(141, 34, 41)
HSL	hsl(356, 61%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(356, 76%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.9%, 70.9%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.74, 44.78, 23.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.74, 50.43, 27.37°)
OKLab	oklab(42.89% 0.1314 0.0538)
OKLCH	oklch(42.89% 0.142 22.3)
XYZ	xyz(11.9581, 6.9687, 2.8128)
Luminance	0.0697 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D2229 #228D86

analogous

#8D225F #8D2229 #8D5122

triadic

#8D2229 #298D22 #22298D

tetradic

#8D2229 #5F8D22 #228D86 #51228D

square

#8D2229 #5F8D22 #228D86 #51228D

split-complementary

#8D2229 #228D51 #225F8D

monochromatic

#2A0A0C #5C161B #8D2229 #BE2E37 #D6545C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.77

#8D2229 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.39

#8D2229 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D2229

8.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D2229	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D2229	1.00	8.77	2.39	8.77
#FFFFFF	8.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#413C28

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C5326

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9B0026

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d2229;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 34, 41);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.142 22.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b66662',
    500: '#8d2229',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d2229;
$custom-light: #b66662;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d2229",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 41
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.075,
    "s": 61.143,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42887,
    "c": 0.14203,
    "h": 22.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.06967
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D2229

secondary

#51B9B3

accent

#E4DA44

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F8EBEA

border

#D1C6C6

text

#130605

muted

#827A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D2229

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

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