#8A1D16#8A1D16
#8A1D16 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.063; OKLCH L 41.6% C 0.146 H 28.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A1D16 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 29, 22) |
| HSL | hsl(4, 73%, 31%) |
| HSV | hsv(4, 84%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 79%, 84.1%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(30.26, 44.76, 32.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(30.26, 55.55, 36.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(41.6% 0.1275 0.0702) |
| OKLCH | oklch(41.6% 0.146 28.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.0668, 6.3417, 1.4003) |
| Luminance | 0.0634 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 2.64
Indian Red
#850E04
ΔE00 3.19
Darkred
#8B0000
ΔE00 3.60
Dark Red
#840000
ΔE00 3.79
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 3.96
Brick Red
#8F1402
ΔE00 3.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A1D16 #16838A
analogous
#8A1649 #8A1D16 #8A5716
triadic
#8A1D16 #168A1D #1D168A
tetradic
#8A1D16 #498A16 #16838A #57168A
square
#8A1D16 #498A16 #16838A #57168A
split-complementary
#8A1D16 #168A57 #16498A
monochromatic
#200705 #55120E #8A1D16 #BF281E #E0453B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.26
#8A1D16 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.27
#8A1D16 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A1D16
9.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A1D16 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A1D16 | 1.00 | 9.26 | 2.27 | 9.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3F3814
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5A5010
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#99001D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#474747
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a1d16; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 29, 22); /* oklch */ color: oklch(41.6% 0.146 28.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b56354',
500: '#8a1d16',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a1d16; $custom-light: #b56354; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a1d16",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 29,
"b": 22
},
"hsl": {
"h": 3.621,
"s": 72.5,
"l": 31.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.41602,
"c": 0.14555,
"h": 28.8
},
"luminance": 0.0634
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A1D16
secondary
#3EB6BE
accent
#E4EF39
background
#FCF6F4
surface
#F8EBE7
border
#D1C6C3
text
#130603
muted
#827A78