#8D2318#8D2318
#8D2318 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 42.8% C 0.143 H 30.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8D2318 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(141, 35, 24) |
| HSL | hsl(6, 71%, 32%) |
| HSV | hsv(6, 83%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 75.2%, 83%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.65, 43.69, 33.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.65, 54.96, 37.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.76% 0.1242 0.0716) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.76% 0.143 30) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.7518, 6.9326, 1.5833) |
| Luminance | 0.0693 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 3.49
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 3.72
Brick Red
#8F1402
ΔE00 3.75
Indian Red
#850E04
ΔE00 3.77
Darkred
#8B0000
ΔE00 4.11
Blood Red
#980002
ΔE00 4.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8D2318 #18828D
analogous
#8D1848 #8D2318 #8D5E18
triadic
#8D2318 #188D23 #23188D
tetradic
#8D2318 #488D18 #18828D #5E188D
square
#8D2318 #488D18 #18828D #5E188D
split-complementary
#8D2318 #188D5E #18488D
monochromatic
#240906 #59160F #8D2318 #C13021 #DF5041
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.80
#8D2318 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.39
#8D2318 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8D2318
8.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8D2318 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8D2318 | 1.00 | 8.80 | 2.39 | 8.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#433C16
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5D5313
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9C0022
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4A4A4A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8d2318; /* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 35, 24); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.8% 0.143 30.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b76656',
500: '#8d2318',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8d2318; $custom-light: #b76656; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8d2318",
"rgb": {
"r": 141,
"g": 35,
"b": 24
},
"hsl": {
"h": 5.641,
"s": 70.909,
"l": 32.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42757,
"c": 0.14338,
"h": 30
},
"luminance": 0.06931
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8D2318
secondary
#42B3BF
accent
#DDEE3A
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F8EBE9
border
#D1C6C5
text
#130603
muted
#827A78