#8D2234#8D2234

#8D2234 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 43.1% C 0.142 H 16.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D2234
RGB	rgb(141, 34, 52)
HSL	hsl(350, 61%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(350, 76%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.9%, 63.1%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.94, 45.45, 16.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.94, 48.29, 19.77°)
OKLab	oklab(43.1% 0.1359 0.0397)
OKLCH	oklch(43.1% 0.142 16.3)
XYZ	xyz(12.1776, 7.0565, 3.9690)
Luminance	0.0706 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D2234 #228D7B

analogous

#8D226A #8D2234 #8D4622

triadic

#8D2234 #348D22 #22348D

tetradic

#8D2234 #6A8D22 #228D7B #46228D

square

#8D2234 #6A8D22 #228D7B #46228D

split-complementary

#8D2234 #228D46 #226A8D

monochromatic

#2A0A10 #5C1622 #8D2234 #BE2E46 #D6546A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.71

#8D2234 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.41

#8D2234 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D2234

8.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D2234	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D2234	1.00	8.71	2.41	8.71
#FFFFFF	8.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3F3D34

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B5331

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9B002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d2234;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 34, 52);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.1% 0.142 16.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b5676b',
    500: '#8d2234',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d2234;
$custom-light: #b5676b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d2234",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 52
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.907,
    "s": 61.143,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.431,
    "c": 0.1416,
    "h": 16.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07055
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D2234

secondary

#51B9A8

accent

#E4C944

background

#FBF6F6

surface

#F7EBEB

border

#D0C6C6

text

#120606

muted

#817A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D2234

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

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