#8D2326#8D2326
#8D2326 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.141 H 24.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8D2326 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(141, 35, 38) |
| HSL | hsl(358, 60%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(358, 75%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 75.2%, 73%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.82, 44.26, 25.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.82, 50.92, 29.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.94% 0.1291 0.0577) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.94% 0.141 24.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.9367, 7.0065, 2.5572) |
| Luminance | 0.0701 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 4.81
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 5.03
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.26
Burgundy
#800020
ΔE00 5.69
Wine Red
#7B0323
ΔE00 7.02
Indian Red
#850E04
ΔE00 7.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8D2326 #238D8A
analogous
#8D235B #8D2326 #8D5523
triadic
#8D2326 #268D23 #23268D
tetradic
#8D2326 #5B8D23 #238D8A #55238D
square
#8D2326 #5B8D23 #238D8A #55238D
split-complementary
#8D2326 #238D55 #235B8D
monochromatic
#2B0B0C #5C1719 #8D2326 #BE2F33 #D55559
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.75
#8D2326 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.40
#8D2326 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8D2326
8.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8D2326 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8D2326 | 1.00 | 8.75 | 2.40 | 8.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#423C25
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5C5322
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9B0025
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4B4B4B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8d2326; /* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 35, 38); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.141 24.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b66760',
500: '#8d2326',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8d2326; $custom-light: #b66760; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8d2326",
"rgb": {
"r": 141,
"g": 35,
"b": 38
},
"hsl": {
"h": 358.302,
"s": 60.227,
"l": 34.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42937,
"c": 0.14139,
"h": 24.1
},
"luminance": 0.07005
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8D2326
secondary
#53B9B6
accent
#E3DF44
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F8EBE9
border
#D1C6C5
text
#130605
muted
#827A79