#8D2315#8D2315
#8D2315 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 42.7% C 0.144 H 31.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8D2315 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(141, 35, 21) |
| HSL | hsl(7, 74%, 32%) |
| HSV | hsv(7, 85%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 75.2%, 85.1%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.63, 43.60, 34.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.63, 55.88, 38.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.73% 0.1234 0.074) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.73% 0.144 31) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.7223, 6.9208, 1.4279) |
| Luminance | 0.0692 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 2.86
Brick Red
#8F1402
ΔE00 3.04
Indian Red
#850E04
ΔE00 3.42
Blood Red
#980002
ΔE00 3.73
Darkred
#8B0000
ΔE00 3.78
Deep Red
#9A0200
ΔE00 4.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8D2315 #157F8D
analogous
#8D1543 #8D2315 #8D5F15
triadic
#8D2315 #158D23 #23158D
tetradic
#8D2315 #438D15 #157F8D #5F158D
square
#8D2315 #438D15 #157F8D #5F158D
split-complementary
#8D2315 #158D5F #15438D
monochromatic
#220905 #58160D #8D2315 #C2301D #E24E3B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.81
#8D2315 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.38
#8D2315 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8D2315
8.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8D2315 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8D2315 | 1.00 | 8.81 | 2.38 | 8.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#433C12
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5D530F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9C0021
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4A4A4A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8d2315; /* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 35, 21); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.7% 0.144 31.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b76654',
500: '#8d2315',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8d2315; $custom-light: #b76654; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8d2315",
"rgb": {
"r": 141,
"g": 35,
"b": 21
},
"hsl": {
"h": 7,
"s": 74.074,
"l": 31.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42728,
"c": 0.14384,
"h": 31
},
"luminance": 0.06919
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8D2315
secondary
#3DB1C1
accent
#DBF137
background
#FCF6F4
surface
#F8EBE7
border
#D1C6C3
text
#130603
muted
#827A78