#8A211B#8A211B
#8A211B is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 42.0% C 0.141 H 28.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A211B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 33, 27) |
| HSL | hsl(3, 67%, 32%) |
| HSV | hsv(3, 80%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 76.1%, 80.4%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(30.81, 43.53, 30.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(30.81, 53.20, 35.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.03% 0.1247 0.0669) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.03% 0.141 28.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.2242, 6.5719, 1.7142) |
| Luminance | 0.0657 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 3.19
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 4.04
Indian Red
#850E04
ΔE00 4.23
Darkred
#8B0000
ΔE00 4.66
Dark Red
#840000
ΔE00 4.78
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 4.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A211B #1B848A
analogous
#8A1B4D #8A211B #8A581B
triadic
#8A211B #1B8A21 #211B8A
tetradic
#8A211B #4D8A1B #1B848A #581B8A
square
#8A211B #4D8A1B #1B848A #581B8A
split-complementary
#8A211B #1B8A58 #1B4D8A
monochromatic
#240907 #571511 #8A211B #BD2D25 #DB4D45
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.08
#8A211B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.31
#8A211B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A211B
9.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A211B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A211B | 1.00 | 9.08 | 2.31 | 9.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#413A19
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5B5116
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#980021
Achromatopsia (no color)
#484848
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a211b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 33, 27); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.0% 0.141 28.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b46558',
500: '#8a211b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a211b; $custom-light: #b46558; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a211b",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 33,
"b": 27
},
"hsl": {
"h": 3.243,
"s": 67.273,
"l": 32.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4203,
"c": 0.14149,
"h": 28.2
},
"luminance": 0.0657
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A211B
secondary
#45B6BC
accent
#E1EA3E
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F8EBE9
border
#D1C6C5
text
#130603
muted
#827A78