#8D2523#8D2523
#8D2523 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 43.1% C 0.140 H 26.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8D2523 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(141, 37, 35) |
| HSL | hsl(1, 60%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(1, 75%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 73.8%, 75.2%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.05, 43.36, 27.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.05, 51.24, 32.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.1% 0.1256 0.0617) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.1% 0.14 26.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.9508, 7.1090, 2.3327) |
| Luminance | 0.0711 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 4.26
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 4.42
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 4.95
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 6.14
Indian Red
#850E04
ΔE00 6.20
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 6.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8D2523 #238B8D
analogous
#8D2356 #8D2523 #8D5A23
triadic
#8D2523 #238D25 #25238D
tetradic
#8D2523 #568D23 #238B8D #5A238D
square
#8D2523 #568D23 #238B8D #5A238D
split-complementary
#8D2523 #238D5A #23568D
monochromatic
#2B0B0B #5C1817 #8D2523 #BE322F #D55855
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.67
#8D2523 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.42
#8D2523 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8D2523
8.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8D2523 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8D2523 | 1.00 | 8.67 | 2.42 | 8.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#433D22
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5D541F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9B0026
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4B4B4B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8d2523; /* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 37, 35); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.1% 0.140 26.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b6675e',
500: '#8d2523',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8d2523; $custom-light: #b6675e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8d2523",
"rgb": {
"r": 141,
"g": 37,
"b": 35
},
"hsl": {
"h": 1.132,
"s": 60.227,
"l": 34.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43096,
"c": 0.1399,
"h": 26.2
},
"luminance": 0.07107
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8D2523
secondary
#53B7B9
accent
#E0E344
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F8EBE9
border
#D1C6C5
text
#130604
muted
#827A79