#8D2727#8D2727

#8D2727 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 43.4% C 0.137 H 25.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D2727
RGB	rgb(141, 39, 39)
HSL	hsl(0, 57%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(0, 72%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.3%, 72.3%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.40, 42.77, 25.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.40, 49.66, 30.54°)
OKLab	oklab(43.37% 0.1246 0.058)
OKLCH	oklch(43.37% 0.137 25)
XYZ	xyz(12.0776, 7.2620, 2.6848)
Luminance	0.0726 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D2727 #278D8D

analogous

#8D275A #8D2727 #8D5A27

triadic

#8D2727 #278D27 #27278D

tetradic

#8D2727 #5A8D27 #278D8D #5A278D

square

#8D2727 #5A8D27 #278D8D #5A278D

split-complementary

#8D2727 #278D5A #275A8D

monochromatic

#2D0C0C #5D1A1A #8D2727 #BD3434 #D25C5C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.56

#8D2727 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.45

#8D2727 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D2727

8.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D2727	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D2727	1.00	8.56	2.45	8.56
#FFFFFF	8.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#443E26

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D5424

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9B0328

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d2727;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 39, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.4% 0.137 25.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b66961',
    500: '#8d2727',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d2727;
$custom-light: #b66961;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d2727",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 56.667,
    "l": 35.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4337,
    "c": 0.13742,
    "h": 25
  },
  "luminance": 0.0726
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D2727

secondary

#59B7B7

accent

#E0E048

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F8EBE9

border

#D1C6C5

text

#130705

muted

#827A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D2727

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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