#8A291C#8A291C
#8A291C is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.134 H 30.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A291C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 41, 28) |
| HSL | hsl(7, 66%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(7, 80%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 70.3%, 79.7%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.98, 40.40, 31.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.98, 51.05, 37.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.9% 0.1151 0.0686) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.9% 0.134 30.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.4851, 7.0747, 1.8592) |
| Luminance | 0.0707 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 3.08
Indian Red
#850E04
ΔE00 4.51
Brick Red
#8F1402
ΔE00 4.55
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 4.68
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.07
Darkred
#8B0000
ΔE00 5.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A291C #1C7D8A
analogous
#8A1C46 #8A291C #8A601C
triadic
#8A291C #1C8A29 #291C8A
tetradic
#8A291C #468A1C #1C7D8A #601C8A
square
#8A291C #468A1C #1C7D8A #601C8A
split-complementary
#8A291C #1C8A60 #1C468A
monochromatic
#240B07 #571A12 #8A291C #BD3826 #DA5847
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.70
#8A291C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.41
#8A291C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A291C
8.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A291C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A291C | 1.00 | 8.70 | 2.41 | 8.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#453E1A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5D5318
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#980827
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4B4B4B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a291c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 41, 28); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.134 30.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b46959',
500: '#8a291c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a291c; $custom-light: #b46959; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a291c",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 41,
"b": 28
},
"hsl": {
"h": 7.091,
"s": 66.265,
"l": 32.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42904,
"c": 0.13397,
"h": 30.8
},
"luminance": 0.07073
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A291C
secondary
#46AEBB
accent
#D5E93F
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F8EBE9
border
#D1C6C5
text
#120703
muted
#817A78