#8F2228#8F2228

#8F2228 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 43.2% C 0.144 H 22.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8F2228
RGB	rgb(143, 34, 40)
HSL	hsl(357, 62%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(357, 76%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.2%, 72%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.12, 45.38, 24.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.12, 51.51, 28.24°)
OKLab	oklab(43.24% 0.1328 0.0562)
OKLCH	oklch(43.24% 0.144 22.9)
XYZ	xyz(12.2841, 7.1388, 2.7382)
Luminance	0.0714 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8F2228 #228F89

analogous

#8F225F #8F2228 #8F5222

triadic

#8F2228 #288F22 #22288F

tetradic

#8F2228 #5F8F22 #228F89 #52228F

square

#8F2228 #5F8F22 #228F89 #52228F

split-complementary

#8F2228 #228F52 #225F8F

monochromatic

#2C0A0C #5E161A #8F2228 #C02E36 #D7555C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.65

#8F2228 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.43

#8F2228 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8F2228

8.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8F2228	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8F2228	1.00	8.65	2.43	8.65
#FFFFFF	8.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#423D27

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D5424

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9E0025

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8f2228;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(143, 34, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.2% 0.144 22.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b76762',
    500: '#8f2228',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8f2228;
$custom-light: #b76762;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8f2228",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 143,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.697,
    "s": 61.582,
    "l": 34.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43241,
    "c": 0.14422,
    "h": 22.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.07137
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8F2228

secondary

#52BAB5

accent

#E5DC43

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F8EBEA

border

#D1C6C6

text

#130605

muted

#827A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8F2228

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

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