#8D282A#8D282A
#8D282A is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 43.5% C 0.136 H 23.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8D282A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(141, 40, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 56%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 72%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 71.6%, 70.2%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.59, 42.52, 23.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.59, 48.62, 29.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.53% 0.1245 0.0549) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.53% 0.136 23.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.1625, 7.3493, 2.9682) |
| Luminance | 0.0735 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.17
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 5.56
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 5.98
Burgundy
#800020
ΔE00 6.11
Wine Red
#7B0323
ΔE00 7.26
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 7.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8D282A #288D8B
analogous
#8D285C #8D282A #8D5828
triadic
#8D282A #2A8D28 #282A8D
tetradic
#8D282A #5C8D28 #288D8B #58288D
square
#8D282A #5C8D28 #288D8B #58288D
split-complementary
#8D282A #288D58 #285C8D
monochromatic
#2E0D0E #5D1A1C #8D282A #BD3638 #D15E60
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.50
#8D282A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.47
#8D282A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8D282A
8.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8D282A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8D282A | 1.00 | 8.50 | 2.47 | 8.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#443F29
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5E5527
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9B082A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4D4D4D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8d282a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 40, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.5% 0.136 23.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b56963',
500: '#8d282a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8d282a; $custom-light: #b56963; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8d282a",
"rgb": {
"r": 141,
"g": 40,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 358.812,
"s": 55.801,
"l": 35.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43529,
"c": 0.13604,
"h": 23.8
},
"luminance": 0.07347
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8D282A
secondary
#5AB7B5
accent
#DFDC49
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F8EBEA
border
#D1C6C6
text
#120705
muted
#817A79