#8B1926#8B1926
#8B1926 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.063; OKLCH L 41.7% C 0.148 H 21.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B1926 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 25, 38) |
| HSL | hsl(353, 70%, 32%) |
| HSV | hsv(353, 82%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 82%, 72.7%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(30.22, 46.97, 23.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(30.22, 52.37, 26.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(41.67% 0.138 0.0534) |
| OKLCH | oklch(41.67% 0.148 21.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.3463, 6.3260, 2.4570) |
| Luminance | 0.0632 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Burgundy
#800020
ΔE00 3.63
Wine Red
#7B0323
ΔE00 4.94
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 5.71
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 5.89
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 6.88
Red Wine
#8C0034
ΔE00 7.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B1926 #198B7E
analogous
#8B195F #8B1926 #8B4519
triadic
#8B1926 #268B19 #19268B
tetradic
#8B1926 #5F8B19 #198B7E #45198B
square
#8B1926 #5F8B19 #198B7E #45198B
split-complementary
#8B1926 #198B45 #195F8B
monochromatic
#23060A #571018 #8B1926 #BF2234 #DD4153
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.27
#8B1926 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.26
#8B1926 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B1926
9.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B1926 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B1926 | 1.00 | 9.27 | 2.26 | 9.27 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3C3825
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#595022
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#99001F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#474747
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b1926; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 25, 38); /* oklch */ color: oklch(41.7% 0.148 21.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b56260',
500: '#8b1926',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b1926; $custom-light: #b56260; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b1926",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 25,
"b": 38
},
"hsl": {
"h": 353.158,
"s": 69.512,
"l": 32.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.41674,
"c": 0.14795,
"h": 21.1
},
"luminance": 0.06324
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B1926
secondary
#42BEB0
accent
#ECD83B
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F8EBE9
border
#D1C6C5
text
#130604
muted
#827A79