#8D2426#8D2426
#8D2426 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 43.0% C 0.140 H 24.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8D2426 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(141, 36, 38) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 59%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 74%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 74.5%, 73%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.96, 43.89, 25.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.96, 50.68, 30.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.04% 0.1279 0.058) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.04% 0.14 24.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.9666, 7.0662, 2.5672) |
| Luminance | 0.0706 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 4.77
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 5.02
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.16
Burgundy
#800020
ΔE00 5.90
Indian Red
#850E04
ΔE00 7.18
Wine Red
#7B0323
ΔE00 7.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8D2426 #248D8B
analogous
#8D245B #8D2426 #8D5724
triadic
#8D2426 #268D24 #24268D
tetradic
#8D2426 #5B8D24 #248D8B #57248D
square
#8D2426 #5B8D24 #248D8B #57248D
split-complementary
#8D2426 #248D57 #245B8D
monochromatic
#2B0B0C #5C1819 #8D2426 #BE3033 #D4575A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.70
#8D2426 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.41
#8D2426 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8D2426
8.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8D2426 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8D2426 | 1.00 | 8.70 | 2.41 | 8.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#423D25
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5D5322
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9B0026
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4B4B4B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8d2426; /* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 36, 38); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.0% 0.140 24.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b66760',
500: '#8d2426',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8d2426; $custom-light: #b66760; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8d2426",
"rgb": {
"r": 141,
"g": 36,
"b": 38
},
"hsl": {
"h": 358.857,
"s": 59.322,
"l": 34.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43038,
"c": 0.14045,
"h": 24.4
},
"luminance": 0.07064
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8D2426
secondary
#54B8B7
accent
#E3E045
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F8EBE9
border
#D1C6C5
text
#130605
muted
#827A79