#8A1D18#8A1D18
#8A1D18 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.063; OKLCH L 41.6% C 0.145 H 28.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A1D18 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 29, 24) |
| HSL | hsl(3, 70%, 32%) |
| HSV | hsv(3, 83%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 79%, 82.6%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(30.28, 44.83, 31.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(30.28, 54.95, 35.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(41.62% 0.1281 0.0685) |
| OKLCH | oklch(41.62% 0.145 28.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.0868, 6.3497, 1.5058) |
| Luminance | 0.0635 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 2.57
Indian Red
#850E04
ΔE00 3.67
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 3.82
Darkred
#8B0000
ΔE00 4.05
Dark Red
#840000
ΔE00 4.15
Maroon
#800000
ΔE00 4.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A1D18 #18858A
analogous
#8A184C #8A1D18 #8A5618
triadic
#8A1D18 #188A1D #1D188A
tetradic
#8A1D18 #4C8A18 #18858A #56188A
square
#8A1D18 #4C8A18 #18858A #56188A
split-complementary
#8A1D18 #188A56 #184C8A
monochromatic
#220706 #56120F #8A1D18 #BE2821 #DE463F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.25
#8A1D18 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.27
#8A1D18 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A1D18
9.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A1D18 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A1D18 | 1.00 | 9.25 | 2.27 | 9.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3F3816
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5A5013
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#99001D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#474747
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a1d18; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 29, 24); /* oklch */ color: oklch(41.6% 0.145 28.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b56356',
500: '#8a1d18',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a1d18; $custom-light: #b56356; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a1d18",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 29,
"b": 24
},
"hsl": {
"h": 2.632,
"s": 70.37,
"l": 31.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.41622,
"c": 0.14527,
"h": 28.1
},
"luminance": 0.06348
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A1D18
secondary
#40B8BD
accent
#E5ED3B
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F8EBE9
border
#D1C6C5
text
#130603
muted
#827A78