#8D2417#8D2417
#8D2417 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 42.8% C 0.143 H 30.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8D2417 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(141, 36, 23) |
| HSL | hsl(7, 72%, 32%) |
| HSV | hsv(7, 84%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 74.5%, 83.7%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.78, 43.28, 34.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.78, 55.05, 38.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.85% 0.1228 0.0727) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.85% 0.143 30.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.7714, 6.9882, 1.5395) |
| Luminance | 0.0699 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 3.02
Brick Red
#8F1402
ΔE00 3.45
Indian Red
#850E04
ΔE00 3.69
Blood Red
#980002
ΔE00 4.01
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 4.05
Darkred
#8B0000
ΔE00 4.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8D2417 #17808D
analogous
#8D1745 #8D2417 #8D5F17
triadic
#8D2417 #178D24 #24178D
tetradic
#8D2417 #458D17 #17808D #5F178D
square
#8D2417 #458D17 #17808D #5F178D
split-complementary
#8D2417 #178D5F #17458D
monochromatic
#240906 #58170E #8D2417 #C23120 #E0503F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.76
#8D2417 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.40
#8D2417 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8D2417
8.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8D2417 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8D2417 | 1.00 | 8.76 | 2.40 | 8.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#443C14
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5E5312
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9C0022
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4B4B4B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8d2417; /* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 36, 23); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.8% 0.143 30.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b76755',
500: '#8d2417',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8d2417; $custom-light: #b76755; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8d2417",
"rgb": {
"r": 141,
"g": 36,
"b": 23
},
"hsl": {
"h": 6.61,
"s": 71.951,
"l": 32.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42849,
"c": 0.14267,
"h": 30.6
},
"luminance": 0.06986
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8D2417
secondary
#40B2C0
accent
#DBEF39
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F8EBE9
border
#D1C6C5
text
#130603
muted
#827A78