#8D272D#8D272D
#8D272D is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 43.5% C 0.137 H 21.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8D272D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(141, 39, 45) |
| HSL | hsl(356, 57%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(356, 72%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 72.3%, 68.1%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.49, 43.10, 21.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.49, 48.19, 26.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.47% 0.127 0.0508) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.47% 0.137 21.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.1850, 7.3050, 3.2505) |
| Luminance | 0.0730 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Burgundy
#800020
ΔE00 5.56
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.82
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 6.39
Wine Red
#7B0323
ΔE00 6.51
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 6.60
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 6.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8D272D #278D87
analogous
#8D2760 #8D272D #8D5427
triadic
#8D272D #2D8D27 #272D8D
tetradic
#8D272D #608D27 #278D87 #54278D
square
#8D272D #608D27 #278D87 #54278D
split-complementary
#8D272D #278D54 #27608D
monochromatic
#2D0C0E #5D1A1E #8D272D #BD343C #D25C63
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.53
#8D272D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.46
#8D272D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8D272D
8.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8D272D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8D272D | 1.00 | 8.53 | 2.46 | 8.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#433F2C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5D542A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9B062A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4C4C4C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8d272d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 39, 45); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.5% 0.137 21.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b56965',
500: '#8d272d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8d272d; $custom-light: #b56965; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8d272d",
"rgb": {
"r": 141,
"g": 39,
"b": 45
},
"hsl": {
"h": 356.471,
"s": 56.667,
"l": 35.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43472,
"c": 0.13676,
"h": 21.8
},
"luminance": 0.07303
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8D272D
secondary
#59B7B2
accent
#E0D748
background
#FBF6F6
surface
#F7EBEB
border
#D0C6C6
text
#120705
muted
#817A7A