#8D2822#8D2822
#8D2822 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 43.4% C 0.137 H 27.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8D2822 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(141, 40, 34) |
| HSL | hsl(3, 61%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(3, 76%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 71.6%, 75.9%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.48, 42.12, 28.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.48, 50.79, 33.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.41% 0.1214 0.0638) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.41% 0.137 27.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.0334, 7.2976, 2.2880) |
| Luminance | 0.0730 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 4.38
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 4.56
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 4.90
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 5.11
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.58
Indian Red
#850E04
ΔE00 5.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8D2822 #22878D
analogous
#8D2252 #8D2822 #8D5D22
triadic
#8D2822 #228D28 #28228D
tetradic
#8D2822 #528D22 #22878D #5D228D
square
#8D2822 #528D22 #22878D #5D228D
split-complementary
#8D2822 #228D5D #22528D
monochromatic
#2A0C0A #5C1A16 #8D2822 #BE362E #D65B54
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.54
#8D2822 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.46
#8D2822 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8D2822
8.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8D2822 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8D2822 | 1.00 | 8.54 | 2.46 | 8.54 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#453E20
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5E541E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9B0428
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4C4C4C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8d2822; /* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 40, 34); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.4% 0.137 27.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b6695d',
500: '#8d2822',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8d2822; $custom-light: #b6695d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8d2822",
"rgb": {
"r": 141,
"g": 40,
"b": 34
},
"hsl": {
"h": 3.364,
"s": 61.143,
"l": 34.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43407,
"c": 0.13718,
"h": 27.7
},
"luminance": 0.07296
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8D2822
secondary
#51B4B9
accent
#DBE444
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F8EBE9
border
#D1C6C5
text
#130704
muted
#827A79