#8F2222#8F2222

#8F2222 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 43.2% C 0.145 H 25.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8F2222
RGB	rgb(143, 34, 34)
HSL	hsl(0, 62%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(0, 76%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.2%, 76.2%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.04, 45.10, 28.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.04, 53.08, 31.84°)
OKLab	oklab(43.15% 0.1306 0.0629)
OKLCH	oklch(43.15% 0.145 25.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.1899, 7.1011, 2.2419)
Luminance	0.0710 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8F2222 #228F8F

analogous

#8F2259 #8F2222 #8F5922

triadic

#8F2222 #228F22 #22228F

tetradic

#8F2222 #598F22 #228F8F #59228F

square

#8F2222 #598F22 #228F8F #59228F

split-complementary

#8F2222 #228F59 #22598F

monochromatic

#2C0A0A #5E1616 #8F2222 #C02E2E #D75555

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.68

#8F2222 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.42

#8F2222 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8F2222

8.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8F2222	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8F2222	1.00	8.68	2.42	8.68
#FFFFFF	8.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#433C21

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5E541E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9E0023

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8f2222;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(143, 34, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.2% 0.145 25.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b8665d',
    500: '#8f2222',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8f2222;
$custom-light: #b8665d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8f2222",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 143,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 61.582,
    "l": 34.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43151,
    "c": 0.1449,
    "h": 25.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.07099
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8F2222

secondary

#52BABA

accent

#E5E543

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F8EBE9

border

#D1C6C5

text

#130604

muted

#827A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8F2222

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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