#8D3227#8D3227
#8D3227 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 44.7% C 0.126 H 29.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8D3227 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(141, 50, 39) |
| HSL | hsl(6, 57%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(6, 72%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 64.5%, 72.3%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.17, 37.95, 27.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.17, 46.76, 35.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.7% 0.1094 0.0626) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.7% 0.126 29.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.4926, 8.0921, 2.8232) |
| Luminance | 0.0809 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.42
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 4.43
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.77
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.02
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 5.98
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 6.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8D3227 #27828D
analogous
#8D274F #8D3227 #8D6527
triadic
#8D3227 #278D32 #32278D
tetradic
#8D3227 #4F8D27 #27828D #65278D
square
#8D3227 #4F8D27 #27828D #65278D
split-complementary
#8D3227 #278D65 #274F8D
monochromatic
#2D100C #5D211A #8D3227 #BD4334 #D2695C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.02
#8D3227 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.62
#8D3227 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8D3227
8.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8D3227 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8D3227 | 1.00 | 8.02 | 2.62 | 8.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4B4425
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#615824
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9B1C30
Achromatopsia (no color)
#505050
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8d3227; /* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 50, 39); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.7% 0.126 29.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b56e61',
500: '#8d3227',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8d3227; $custom-light: #b56e61; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8d3227",
"rgb": {
"r": 141,
"g": 50,
"b": 39
},
"hsl": {
"h": 6.471,
"s": 56.667,
"l": 35.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.44703,
"c": 0.12605,
"h": 29.8
},
"luminance": 0.0809
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8D3227
secondary
#59ADB7
accent
#D0E048
background
#FBF6F5
surface
#F7ECEA
border
#D0C7C6
text
#120705
muted
#817A79