#8D2233#8D2233

#8D2233 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 43.1% C 0.142 H 16.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D2233
RGB	rgb(141, 34, 51)
HSL	hsl(350, 61%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(350, 76%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.9%, 63.8%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.91, 45.38, 16.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.91, 48.45, 20.49°)
OKLab	oklab(43.08% 0.1355 0.0411)
OKLCH	oklch(43.08% 0.142 16.9)
XYZ	xyz(12.1553, 7.0476, 3.8516)
Luminance	0.0705 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D2233 #228D7C

analogous

#8D2269 #8D2233 #8D4722

triadic

#8D2233 #338D22 #22338D

tetradic

#8D2233 #698D22 #228D7C #47228D

square

#8D2233 #698D22 #228D7C #47228D

split-complementary

#8D2233 #228D47 #22698D

monochromatic

#2A0A0F #5C1621 #8D2233 #BE2E45 #D65468

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.72

#8D2233 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.41

#8D2233 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D2233

8.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D2233	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D2233	1.00	8.72	2.41	8.72
#FFFFFF	8.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#403D33

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B5330

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9B0029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d2233;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 34, 51);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.1% 0.142 16.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b5666a',
    500: '#8d2233',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d2233;
$custom-light: #b5666a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d2233",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 51
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.467,
    "s": 61.143,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43079,
    "c": 0.14159,
    "h": 16.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.07046
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D2233

secondary

#51B9A9

accent

#E4CB44

background

#FBF6F6

surface

#F7EBEB

border

#D0C6C6

text

#120606

muted

#817A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D2233

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

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