#8D2929#8D2929

#8D2929 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 43.6% C 0.135 H 24.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D2929
RGB	rgb(141, 41, 41)
HSL	hsl(0, 55%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(0, 71%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.9%, 70.9%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.72, 42.06, 24.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.72, 48.61, 30.09°)
OKLab	oklab(43.62% 0.1228 0.0565)
OKLCH	oklch(43.62% 0.135 24.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.1790, 7.4105, 2.8865)
Luminance	0.0741 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D2929 #298D8D

analogous

#8D295B #8D2929 #8D5B29

triadic

#8D2929 #298D29 #29298D

tetradic

#8D2929 #5B8D29 #298D8D #5B298D

square

#8D2929 #5B8D29 #298D8D #5B298D

split-complementary

#8D2929 #298D5B #295B8D

monochromatic

#2E0D0D #5E1B1B #8D2929 #BC3737 #D16060

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.46

#8D2929 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.48

#8D2929 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D2929

8.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D2929	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D2929	1.00	8.46	2.48	8.46
#FFFFFF	8.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#453F28

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5E5526

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9B0A2A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d2929;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 41, 41);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.6% 0.135 24.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b56a63',
    500: '#8d2929',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d2929;
$custom-light: #b56a63;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d2929",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 41
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 54.945,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43624,
    "c": 0.13514,
    "h": 24.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.07409
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D2929

secondary

#5BB6B6

accent

#DEDE4A

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F8EBEA

border

#D1C6C6

text

#120705

muted

#817A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D2929

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

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