#8D2235#8D2235

#8D2235 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 43.1% C 0.142 H 15.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D2235
RGB	rgb(141, 34, 53)
HSL	hsl(349, 61%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(349, 76%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.9%, 62.4%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.96, 45.52, 15.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.96, 48.15, 19.04°)
OKLab	oklab(43.12% 0.1363 0.0383)
OKLCH	oklch(43.12% 0.142 15.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.2004, 7.0656, 4.0888)
Luminance	0.0706 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D2235 #228D7A

analogous

#8D226B #8D2235 #8D4522

triadic

#8D2235 #358D22 #22358D

tetradic

#8D2235 #6B8D22 #228D7A #45228D

square

#8D2235 #6B8D22 #228D7A #45228D

split-complementary

#8D2235 #228D45 #226B8D

monochromatic

#2A0A10 #5C1622 #8D2235 #BE2E48 #D6546B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.70

#8D2235 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.41

#8D2235 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D2235

8.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D2235	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D2235	1.00	8.70	2.41	8.70
#FFFFFF	8.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3F3D35

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B5332

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9B002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d2235;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 34, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.1% 0.142 15.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b5676c',
    500: '#8d2235',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d2235;
$custom-light: #b5676c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d2235",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.346,
    "s": 61.143,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43122,
    "c": 0.14163,
    "h": 15.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.07064
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D2235

secondary

#51B9A7

accent

#E4C844

background

#FBF6F6

surface

#F7EBEB

border

#D0C6C6

text

#120606

muted

#817A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D2235

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

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