#8D2429#8D2429
#8D2429 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 43.1% C 0.140 H 22.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8D2429 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(141, 36, 41) |
| HSL | hsl(357, 59%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(357, 74%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 74.5%, 70.9%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.00, 44.04, 23.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.00, 49.92, 28.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.09% 0.1291 0.0546) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.09% 0.14 22.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.0169, 7.0864, 2.8324) |
| Luminance | 0.0708 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Burgundy
#800020
ΔE00 5.40
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 5.49
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.52
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 5.81
Wine Red
#7B0323
ΔE00 6.59
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 7.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8D2429 #248D88
analogous
#8D245E #8D2429 #8D5424
triadic
#8D2429 #298D24 #24298D
tetradic
#8D2429 #5E8D24 #248D88 #54248D
square
#8D2429 #5E8D24 #248D88 #54248D
split-complementary
#8D2429 #248D54 #245E8D
monochromatic
#2B0B0D #5C181B #8D2429 #BE3037 #D4575D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.69
#8D2429 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.42
#8D2429 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8D2429
8.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8D2429 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8D2429 | 1.00 | 8.69 | 2.42 | 8.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#423D28
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5C5326
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9B0027
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4B4B4B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8d2429; /* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 36, 41); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.1% 0.140 22.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b66762',
500: '#8d2429',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8d2429; $custom-light: #b66762; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8d2429",
"rgb": {
"r": 141,
"g": 36,
"b": 41
},
"hsl": {
"h": 357.143,
"s": 59.322,
"l": 34.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43086,
"c": 0.14012,
"h": 22.9
},
"luminance": 0.07085
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8D2429
secondary
#54B8B4
accent
#E3DB45
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F8EBEA
border
#D1C6C6
text
#120605
muted
#817A79