#8D2E27#8D2E27
#8D2E27 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 44.2% C 0.130 H 27.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8D2E27 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(141, 46, 39) |
| HSL | hsl(4, 57%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(4, 72%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 67.4%, 72.3%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.49, 39.79, 26.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.49, 47.82, 33.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.19% 0.1152 0.0608) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.19% 0.13 27.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.3290, 7.7650, 2.7686) |
| Luminance | 0.0776 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 4.72
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.30
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 5.34
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 5.34
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.60
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 5.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8D2E27 #27868D
analogous
#8D2753 #8D2E27 #8D6127
triadic
#8D2E27 #278D2E #2E278D
tetradic
#8D2E27 #538D27 #27868D #61278D
square
#8D2E27 #538D27 #27868D #61278D
split-complementary
#8D2E27 #278D61 #27538D
monochromatic
#2D0F0C #5D1E1A #8D2E27 #BD3E34 #D2645C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.23
#8D2E27 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.55
#8D2E27 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8D2E27
8.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8D2E27 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8D2E27 | 1.00 | 8.23 | 2.55 | 8.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#484226
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#605624
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9B152D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4F4F4F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8d2e27; /* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 46, 39); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.2% 0.130 27.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b56c61',
500: '#8d2e27',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8d2e27; $custom-light: #b56c61; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8d2e27",
"rgb": {
"r": 141,
"g": 46,
"b": 39
},
"hsl": {
"h": 4.118,
"s": 56.667,
"l": 35.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.44188,
"c": 0.13026,
"h": 27.8
},
"luminance": 0.07763
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8D2E27
secondary
#59B1B7
accent
#D6E048
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F8ECEA
border
#D1C7C6
text
#120705
muted
#817A79