#8D2329#8D2329
#8D2329 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 43.0% C 0.141 H 22.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8D2329 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(141, 35, 41) |
| HSL | hsl(357, 60%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(357, 75%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 75.2%, 70.9%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.87, 44.42, 23.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.87, 50.18, 27.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.99% 0.1303 0.0542) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.99% 0.141 22.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.9871, 7.0267, 2.8225) |
| Luminance | 0.0703 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Burgundy
#800020
ΔE00 5.21
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 5.56
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.65
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 5.85
Wine Red
#7B0323
ΔE00 6.39
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 6.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8D2329 #238D87
analogous
#8D235E #8D2329 #8D5223
triadic
#8D2329 #298D23 #23298D
tetradic
#8D2329 #5E8D23 #238D87 #52238D
square
#8D2329 #5E8D23 #238D87 #52238D
split-complementary
#8D2329 #238D52 #235E8D
monochromatic
#2B0B0C #5C171B #8D2329 #BE2F37 #D5555D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.73
#8D2329 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.41
#8D2329 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8D2329
8.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8D2329 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8D2329 | 1.00 | 8.73 | 2.41 | 8.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#423C28
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5C5326
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9B0026
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4B4B4B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8d2329; /* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 35, 41); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.0% 0.141 22.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b66762',
500: '#8d2329',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8d2329; $custom-light: #b66762; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8d2329",
"rgb": {
"r": 141,
"g": 35,
"b": 41
},
"hsl": {
"h": 356.604,
"s": 60.227,
"l": 34.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42986,
"c": 0.14108,
"h": 22.6
},
"luminance": 0.07025
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8D2329
secondary
#53B9B3
accent
#E3DA44
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F8EBEA
border
#D1C6C6
text
#130605
muted
#827A79