#8B1A1F#8B1A1F
#8B1A1F is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.063; OKLCH L 41.6% C 0.148 H 24.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B1A1F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 26, 31) |
| HSL | hsl(357, 68%, 32%) |
| HSV | hsv(357, 81%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 81.3%, 77.7%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(30.23, 46.35, 27.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(30.23, 53.95, 30.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(41.65% 0.1344 0.0615) |
| OKLCH | oklch(41.65% 0.148 24.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.2655, 6.3285, 1.9244) |
| Luminance | 0.0633 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 3.48
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 4.08
Burgundy
#800020
ΔE00 5.22
Indian Red
#850E04
ΔE00 5.98
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 6.07
Dark Red
#840000
ΔE00 6.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B1A1F #1A8B86
analogous
#8B1A58 #8B1A1F #8B4D1A
triadic
#8B1A1F #1F8B1A #1A1F8B
tetradic
#8B1A1F #588B1A #1A8B86 #4D1A8B
square
#8B1A1F #588B1A #1A8B86 #4D1A8B
split-complementary
#8B1A1F #1A8B4D #1A588B
monochromatic
#240708 #571014 #8B1A1F #BF242A #DC434A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.27
#8B1A1F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.27
#8B1A1F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B1A1F
9.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B1A1F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B1A1F | 1.00 | 9.27 | 2.27 | 9.27 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3D381E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#59501B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9A001D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#474747
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b1a1f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 26, 31); /* oklch */ color: oklch(41.6% 0.148 24.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b5625b',
500: '#8b1a1f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b1a1f; $custom-light: #b5625b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b1a1f",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 26,
"b": 31
},
"hsl": {
"h": 357.345,
"s": 68.485,
"l": 32.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.41646,
"c": 0.14778,
"h": 24.6
},
"luminance": 0.06327
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B1A1F
secondary
#44BDB8
accent
#EBE43C
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F8EBE9
border
#D1C6C5
text
#130604
muted
#827A79