#8D2C2E#8D2C2E
#8D2C2E is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 44.1% C 0.131 H 23.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8D2C2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(141, 44, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 52%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 69%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 68.8%, 67.4%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.27, 41.07, 21.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.27, 46.55, 28.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.06% 0.1208 0.0517) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.06% 0.131 23.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.3796, 7.6631, 3.4115) |
| Luminance | 0.0766 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.34
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 6.40
Burgundy
#800020
ΔE00 6.54
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 6.96
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 7.13
Wine Red
#7B0323
ΔE00 7.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8D2C2E #2C8D8B
analogous
#8D2C5F #8D2C2E #8D5B2C
triadic
#8D2C2E #2E8D2C #2C2E8D
tetradic
#8D2C2E #5F8D2C #2C8D8B #5B2C8D
square
#8D2C2E #5F8D2C #2C8D8B #5B2C8D
split-complementary
#8D2C2E #2C8D5B #2C5F8D
monochromatic
#300F10 #5E1D1F #8D2C2E #BC3B3D #CF6567
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.29
#8D2C2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.53
#8D2C2E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8D2C2E
8.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8D2C2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8D2C2E | 1.00 | 8.29 | 2.53 | 8.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#46412D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5F562B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9B132E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4E4E4E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8d2c2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 44, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.1% 0.131 23.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b56b66',
500: '#8d2c2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8d2c2e; $custom-light: #b56b66; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8d2c2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 141,
"g": 44,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 358.763,
"s": 52.432,
"l": 36.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4406,
"c": 0.13136,
"h": 23.2
},
"luminance": 0.07661
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8D2C2E
secondary
#60B5B3
accent
#DCD94C
background
#FBF6F6
surface
#F7ECEB
border
#D0C7C6
text
#120706
muted
#817A7A