#8D2E2A#8D2E2A
#8D2E2A is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 44.2% C 0.130 H 26.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8D2E2A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(141, 46, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(2, 54%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(2, 70%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 67.4%, 70.2%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.53, 39.96, 24.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.53, 46.99, 31.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.24% 0.1164 0.0574) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.24% 0.13 26.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.3807, 7.7856, 3.0409) |
| Luminance | 0.0778 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 4.72
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 5.65
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 6.08
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 6.18
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 6.35
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 6.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8D2E2A #2A898D
analogous
#8D2A57 #8D2E2A #8D5F2A
triadic
#8D2E2A #2A8D2E #2E2A8D
tetradic
#8D2E2A #578D2A #2A898D #5F2A8D
square
#8D2E2A #578D2A #2A898D #5F2A8D
split-complementary
#8D2E2A #2A8D5F #2A578D
monochromatic
#2F0F0E #5E1F1C #8D2E2A #BC3D38 #D06661
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.21
#8D2E2A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.56
#8D2E2A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8D2E2A
8.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8D2E2A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8D2E2A | 1.00 | 8.21 | 2.56 | 8.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#484229
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#605627
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9B162E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4F4F4F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8d2e2a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 46, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.2% 0.130 26.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b56c63',
500: '#8d2e2a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8d2e2a; $custom-light: #b56c63; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8d2e2a",
"rgb": {
"r": 141,
"g": 46,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 2.424,
"s": 54.098,
"l": 35.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.44235,
"c": 0.12975,
"h": 26.3
},
"luminance": 0.07784
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8D2E2A
secondary
#5DB2B6
accent
#D8DD4A
background
#FBF6F5
surface
#F7ECEA
border
#D0C7C6
text
#120705
muted
#817A79