#8D2320#8D2320
#8D2320 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.142 H 26.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8D2320 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(141, 35, 32) |
| HSL | hsl(2, 63%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(2, 77%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 75.2%, 77.3%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.74, 43.99, 28.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.74, 52.57, 33.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.85% 0.1269 0.0642) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.85% 0.142 26.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.8476, 6.9709, 2.0879) |
| Luminance | 0.0697 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 3.83
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 3.86
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.11
Indian Red
#850E04
ΔE00 5.50
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 5.66
Darkred
#8B0000
ΔE00 5.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8D2320 #208A8D
analogous
#8D2054 #8D2320 #8D5A20
triadic
#8D2320 #208D23 #23208D
tetradic
#8D2320 #548D20 #208A8D #5A208D
square
#8D2320 #548D20 #208A8D #5A208D
split-complementary
#8D2320 #208D5A #20548D
monochromatic
#290A09 #5B1715 #8D2320 #BF2F2B #D75450
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.77
#8D2320 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.39
#8D2320 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8D2320
8.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8D2320 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8D2320 | 1.00 | 8.77 | 2.39 | 8.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#423C1F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5D531C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9C0024
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4B4B4B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8d2320; /* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 35, 32); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.142 26.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b6665c',
500: '#8d2320',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8d2320; $custom-light: #b6665c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8d2320",
"rgb": {
"r": 141,
"g": 35,
"b": 32
},
"hsl": {
"h": 1.651,
"s": 63.006,
"l": 33.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4285,
"c": 0.14217,
"h": 26.8
},
"luminance": 0.06969
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8D2320
secondary
#4EB7BA
accent
#E2E642
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F8EBE9
border
#D1C6C5
text
#130604
muted
#827A79