#8B1B25#8B1B25
#8B1B25 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.064; OKLCH L 41.8% C 0.146 H 22.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B1B25 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 27, 37) |
| HSL | hsl(355, 67%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(355, 81%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 80.6%, 73.4%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(30.42, 46.31, 24.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(30.42, 52.19, 27.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(41.82% 0.1357 0.0551) |
| OKLCH | oklch(41.82% 0.146 22.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.3746, 6.4082, 2.3879) |
| Luminance | 0.0641 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Burgundy
#800020
ΔE00 4.08
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 5.23
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 5.42
Wine Red
#7B0323
ΔE00 5.45
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 6.48
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 7.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B1B25 #1B8B81
analogous
#8B1B5D #8B1B25 #8B491B
triadic
#8B1B25 #258B1B #1B258B
tetradic
#8B1B25 #5D8B1B #1B8B81 #491B8B
square
#8B1B25 #5D8B1B #1B8B81 #491B8B
split-complementary
#8B1B25 #1B8B49 #1B5D8B
monochromatic
#25070A #581117 #8B1B25 #BE2533 #DB4553
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.21
#8B1B25 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.28
#8B1B25 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B1B25
9.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B1B25 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B1B25 | 1.00 | 9.21 | 2.28 | 9.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3D3824
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#595021
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#990020
Achromatopsia (no color)
#484848
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b1b25; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 27, 37); /* oklch */ color: oklch(41.8% 0.146 22.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b5635f',
500: '#8b1b25',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b1b25; $custom-light: #b5635f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b1b25",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 27,
"b": 37
},
"hsl": {
"h": 354.643,
"s": 67.47,
"l": 32.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.41817,
"c": 0.14642,
"h": 22.1
},
"luminance": 0.06406
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B1B25
secondary
#45BCB2
accent
#EADB3D
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F8EBE9
border
#D1C6C5
text
#130604
muted
#827A79