#8A241F#8A241F
#8A241F is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 42.4% C 0.138 H 27.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A241F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 36, 31) |
| HSL | hsl(3, 63%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(3, 78%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 73.9%, 77.5%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.27, 42.56, 28.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.27, 51.33, 33.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.39% 0.1225 0.0639) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.39% 0.138 27.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.3607, 6.7657, 2.0038) |
| Luminance | 0.0676 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 3.82
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 4.32
Indian Red
#850E04
ΔE00 5.12
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 5.27
Darkred
#8B0000
ΔE00 5.56
Dark Red
#840000
ΔE00 5.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A241F #1F858A
analogous
#8A1F4F #8A241F #8A591F
triadic
#8A241F #1F8A24 #241F8A
tetradic
#8A241F #4F8A1F #1F858A #591F8A
square
#8A241F #4F8A1F #1F858A #591F8A
split-complementary
#8A241F #1F8A59 #1F4F8A
monochromatic
#260A09 #581714 #8A241F #BC312A #D7534C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.93
#8A241F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.35
#8A241F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A241F
8.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A241F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A241F | 1.00 | 8.93 | 2.35 | 8.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#423B1D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5B521B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#980024
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4A4A4A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a241f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 36, 31); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.4% 0.138 27.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b4665b',
500: '#8a241f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a241f; $custom-light: #b4665b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a241f",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 36,
"b": 31
},
"hsl": {
"h": 2.804,
"s": 63.314,
"l": 33.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42385,
"c": 0.13819,
"h": 27.6
},
"luminance": 0.06764
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A241F
secondary
#4BB4BA
accent
#DFE641
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F8EBE9
border
#D1C6C5
text
#120604
muted
#817A79