#8D2737#8D2737

#8D2737 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 43.7% C 0.136 H 16.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D2737
RGB	rgb(141, 39, 55)
HSL	hsl(351, 57%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(351, 72%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.3%, 61%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.68, 43.76, 15.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.68, 46.38, 19.35°)
OKLab	oklab(43.68% 0.1311 0.0377)
OKLCH	oklch(43.68% 0.136 16)
XYZ	xyz(12.4008, 7.3913, 4.3874)
Luminance	0.0739 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D2737 #278D7D

analogous

#8D276A #8D2737 #8D4A27

triadic

#8D2737 #378D27 #27378D

tetradic

#8D2737 #6A8D27 #278D7D #4A278D

square

#8D2737 #6A8D27 #278D7D #4A278D

split-complementary

#8D2737 #278D4A #276A8D

monochromatic

#2D0C12 #5D1A24 #8D2737 #BD344A #D25C6F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.47

#8D2737 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.48

#8D2737 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D2737

8.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D2737	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D2737	1.00	8.47	2.48	8.47
#FFFFFF	8.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#423F37

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C5534

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9B0C2E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d2737;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 39, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.7% 0.136 16.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b4696d',
    500: '#8d2737',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d2737;
$custom-light: #b4696d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d2737",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.588,
    "s": 56.667,
    "l": 35.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43675,
    "c": 0.1364,
    "h": 16
  },
  "luminance": 0.0739
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D2737

secondary

#59B7A8

accent

#E0C848

background

#FBF6F6

surface

#F7EBEB

border

#D0C6C6

text

#120707

muted

#817A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D2737

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

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