#8D2327#8D2327
#8D2327 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 43.0% C 0.141 H 23.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8D2327 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(141, 35, 39) |
| HSL | hsl(358, 60%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(358, 75%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 75.2%, 72.3%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.84, 44.31, 24.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.84, 50.67, 29.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.95% 0.1295 0.0565) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.95% 0.141 23.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.9531, 7.0131, 2.6433) |
| Luminance | 0.0701 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 5.04
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 5.29
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.37
Burgundy
#800020
ΔE00 5.51
Wine Red
#7B0323
ΔE00 6.80
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 7.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8D2327 #238D89
analogous
#8D235C #8D2327 #8D5423
triadic
#8D2327 #278D23 #23278D
tetradic
#8D2327 #5C8D23 #238D89 #54238D
square
#8D2327 #5C8D23 #238D89 #54238D
split-complementary
#8D2327 #238D54 #235C8D
monochromatic
#2B0B0C #5C1719 #8D2327 #BE2F35 #D5555A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.74
#8D2327 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.40
#8D2327 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8D2327
8.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8D2327 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8D2327 | 1.00 | 8.74 | 2.40 | 8.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#423C26
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5C5324
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9B0026
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4B4B4B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8d2327; /* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 35, 39); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.0% 0.141 23.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b66761',
500: '#8d2327',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8d2327; $custom-light: #b66761; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8d2327",
"rgb": {
"r": 141,
"g": 35,
"b": 39
},
"hsl": {
"h": 357.736,
"s": 60.227,
"l": 34.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42953,
"c": 0.14129,
"h": 23.6
},
"luminance": 0.07011
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8D2327
secondary
#53B9B5
accent
#E3DD44
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F8EBE9
border
#D1C6C5
text
#130605
muted
#827A79