#8D2C25#8D2C25
#8D2C25 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 43.9% C 0.133 H 27.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8D2C25 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(141, 44, 37) |
| HSL | hsl(4, 58%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(4, 74%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 68.8%, 73.8%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.13, 40.57, 27.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.13, 48.91, 33.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.91% 0.1172 0.0622) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.91% 0.133 27.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.2204, 7.5994, 2.5733) |
| Luminance | 0.0760 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 4.76
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 4.98
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 5.14
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.30
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 5.34
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8D2C25 #25868D
analogous
#8D2552 #8D2C25 #8D6025
triadic
#8D2C25 #258D2C #2C258D
tetradic
#8D2C25 #528D25 #25868D #60258D
square
#8D2C25 #528D25 #25868D #60258D
split-complementary
#8D2C25 #258D60 #25528D
monochromatic
#2C0E0C #5D1D18 #8D2C25 #BD3B32 #D36159
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.33
#8D2C25 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.52
#8D2C25 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8D2C25
8.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8D2C25 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8D2C25 | 1.00 | 8.33 | 2.52 | 8.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#474123
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5F5622
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9B102B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4E4E4E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8d2c25; /* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 44, 37); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.9% 0.133 27.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b56b60',
500: '#8d2c25',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8d2c25; $custom-light: #b56b60; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8d2c25",
"rgb": {
"r": 141,
"g": 44,
"b": 37
},
"hsl": {
"h": 4.038,
"s": 58.427,
"l": 34.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43913,
"c": 0.13269,
"h": 27.9
},
"luminance": 0.07598
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8D2C25
secondary
#56B1B8
accent
#D7E246
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F8EBE9
border
#D1C6C5
text
#120704
muted
#817A79