#8A1B1C#8A1B1C
#8A1B1C is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.063; OKLCH L 41.5% C 0.146 H 26.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A1B1C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 27, 28) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 67%, 32%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 80%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 80.4%, 79.7%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(30.09, 45.62, 29.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(30.09, 54.18, 32.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(41.5% 0.1315 0.0642) |
| OKLCH | oklch(41.5% 0.146 26) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.0841, 6.2728, 1.7255) |
| Luminance | 0.0627 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 2.81
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 3.83
Indian Red
#850E04
ΔE00 4.96
Dark Red
#840000
ΔE00 5.17
Darkred
#8B0000
ΔE00 5.25
Maroon
#800000
ΔE00 5.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A1B1C #1B8A89
analogous
#8A1B54 #8A1B1C #8A511B
triadic
#8A1B1C #1C8A1B #1B1C8A
tetradic
#8A1B1C #548A1B #1B8A89 #511B8A
square
#8A1B1C #548A1B #1B8A89 #511B8A
split-complementary
#8A1B1C #1B8A51 #1B548A
monochromatic
#240707 #571112 #8A1B1C #BD2526 #DB4546
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.32
#8A1B1C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.25
#8A1B1C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A1B1C
9.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A1B1C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A1B1C | 1.00 | 9.32 | 2.25 | 9.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3E371B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#594F17
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#98001D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#474747
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a1b1c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 27, 28); /* oklch */ color: oklch(41.5% 0.146 26.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b56358',
500: '#8a1b1c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a1b1c; $custom-light: #b56358; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a1b1c",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 27,
"b": 28
},
"hsl": {
"h": 359.459,
"s": 67.273,
"l": 32.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.41497,
"c": 0.14634,
"h": 26
},
"luminance": 0.06271
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A1B1C
secondary
#45BCBB
accent
#EAE93E
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F8EBE9
border
#D1C6C5
text
#130603
muted
#827A78