#8D2E23#8D2E23
#8D2E23 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 44.1% C 0.131 H 29.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8D2E23 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(141, 46, 35) |
| HSL | hsl(6, 60%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(6, 75%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 67.4%, 75.2%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.44, 39.59, 28.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.44, 49.00, 36.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.13% 0.1137 0.0651) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.13% 0.131 29.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.2662, 7.7398, 2.4378) |
| Luminance | 0.0774 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 3.98
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.48
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.82
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.07
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 5.28
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 5.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8D2E23 #23828D
analogous
#8D234D #8D2E23 #8D6323
triadic
#8D2E23 #238D2E #2E238D
tetradic
#8D2E23 #4D8D23 #23828D #63238D
square
#8D2E23 #4D8D23 #23828D #63238D
split-complementary
#8D2E23 #238D63 #234D8D
monochromatic
#2B0E0B #5C1E17 #8D2E23 #BE3E2F #D56355
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.24
#8D2E23 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.55
#8D2E23 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8D2E23
8.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8D2E23 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8D2E23 | 1.00 | 8.24 | 2.55 | 8.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#494121
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#605620
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9B142C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4F4F4F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8d2e23; /* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 46, 35); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.1% 0.131 29.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b56c5e',
500: '#8d2e23',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8d2e23; $custom-light: #b56c5e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8d2e23",
"rgb": {
"r": 141,
"g": 46,
"b": 35
},
"hsl": {
"h": 6.226,
"s": 60.227,
"l": 34.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4413,
"c": 0.13102,
"h": 29.8
},
"luminance": 0.07738
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8D2E23
secondary
#53AEB9
accent
#D3E344
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F8ECE9
border
#D1C7C5
text
#120704
muted
#817A79