#8D2A24#8D2A24
#8D2A24 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 43.7% C 0.135 H 27.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8D2A24 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(141, 42, 36) |
| HSL | hsl(3, 59%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(3, 74%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 70.2%, 74.5%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.81, 41.38, 27.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.81, 49.71, 33.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.66% 0.1196 0.0625) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.66% 0.135 27.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.1322, 7.4478, 2.4675) |
| Luminance | 0.0745 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 4.70
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 4.78
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 4.99
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 5.28
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.54
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8D2A24 #24878D
analogous
#8D2452 #8D2A24 #8D5F24
triadic
#8D2A24 #248D2A #2A248D
tetradic
#8D2A24 #528D24 #24878D #5F248D
square
#8D2A24 #528D24 #24878D #5F248D
split-complementary
#8D2A24 #248D5F #24528D
monochromatic
#2B0D0B #5C1B18 #8D2A24 #BE3930 #D45E57
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.44
#8D2A24 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.49
#8D2A24 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8D2A24
8.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8D2A24 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8D2A24 | 1.00 | 8.44 | 2.49 | 8.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#463F23
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5F5521
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9B0B29
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4D4D4D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8d2a24; /* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 42, 36); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.7% 0.135 27.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b66a5f',
500: '#8d2a24',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8d2a24; $custom-light: #b66a5f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8d2a24",
"rgb": {
"r": 141,
"g": 42,
"b": 36
},
"hsl": {
"h": 3.429,
"s": 59.322,
"l": 34.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43662,
"c": 0.13488,
"h": 27.6
},
"luminance": 0.07446
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8D2A24
secondary
#54B3B8
accent
#DAE345
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F8EBE9
border
#D1C6C5
text
#130704
muted
#827A79