#8F2227#8F2227
#8F2227 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 43.2% C 0.144 H 23.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8F2227 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(143, 34, 39) |
| HSL | hsl(357, 62%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(357, 76%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 76.2%, 72.7%, 43.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.11, 45.33, 24.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.11, 51.76, 28.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.23% 0.1324 0.0574) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.23% 0.144 23.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.2673, 7.1321, 2.6498) |
| Luminance | 0.0713 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 4.80
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.08
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 5.27
Burgundy
#800020
ΔE00 5.62
Wine Red
#7B0323
ΔE00 6.94
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 7.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8F2227 #228F8A
analogous
#8F225D #8F2227 #8F5422
triadic
#8F2227 #278F22 #22278F
tetradic
#8F2227 #5D8F22 #228F8A #54228F
square
#8F2227 #5D8F22 #228F8A #54228F
split-complementary
#8F2227 #228F54 #225D8F
monochromatic
#2C0A0C #5E161A #8F2227 #C02E34 #D7555B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.66
#8F2227 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.43
#8F2227 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8F2227
8.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8F2227 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8F2227 | 1.00 | 8.66 | 2.43 | 8.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#423D26
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5D5423
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9E0025
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4B4B4B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8f2227; /* rgb */ color: rgb(143, 34, 39); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.2% 0.144 23.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b76661',
500: '#8f2227',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8f2227; $custom-light: #b76661; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8f2227",
"rgb": {
"r": 143,
"g": 34,
"b": 39
},
"hsl": {
"h": 357.248,
"s": 61.582,
"l": 34.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43225,
"c": 0.14431,
"h": 23.4
},
"luminance": 0.0713
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8F2227
secondary
#52BAB6
accent
#E5DD43
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F8EBE9
border
#D1C6C5
text
#130605
muted
#827A79