#84231C#84231C
#84231C is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.062; OKLCH L 41.1% C 0.133 H 28.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #84231C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(132, 35, 28) |
| HSL | hsl(4, 65%, 31%) |
| HSV | hsv(4, 79%, 52%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 73.5%, 78.8%, 48.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(29.89, 40.77, 28.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(29.89, 49.83, 35.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(41.13% 0.117 0.0635) |
| OKLCH | oklch(41.13% 0.133 28.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.3275, 6.1930, 1.7500) |
| Luminance | 0.0619 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 3.77
Indian Red
#850E04
ΔE00 4.46
Dark Red
#840000
ΔE00 4.99
Maroon
#800000
ΔE00 5.03
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 5.07
Darkred
#8B0000
ΔE00 5.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#84231C #1C7D84
analogous
#841C49 #84231C #84571C
triadic
#84231C #1C8423 #231C84
tetradic
#84231C #49841C #1C7D84 #571C84
square
#84231C #49841C #1C7D84 #571C84
split-complementary
#84231C #1C8457 #1C4984
monochromatic
#1F0807 #521611 #84231C #B63027 #D74D43
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.38
#84231C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.24
#84231C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #84231C
9.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##84231C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##84231C | 1.00 | 9.38 | 2.24 | 9.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3F391A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#584E18
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#920022
Achromatopsia (no color)
#464646
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #84231c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 35, 28); /* oklch */ color: oklch(41.1% 0.133 28.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#af6559',
500: '#84231c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #84231c; $custom-light: #af6559; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#84231c",
"rgb": {
"r": 132,
"g": 35,
"b": 28
},
"hsl": {
"h": 4.038,
"s": 65,
"l": 31.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4113,
"c": 0.13309,
"h": 28.5
},
"luminance": 0.06191
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#84231C
secondary
#45AFB7
accent
#DDE840
background
#FBF6F5
surface
#F6EBE9
border
#D0C6C5
text
#120603
muted
#817A78