#8B1F23#8B1F23
#8B1F23 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 42.1% C 0.143 H 24.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B1F23 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 31, 35) |
| HSL | hsl(358, 64%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(358, 78%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 77.7%, 74.8%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(30.86, 44.90, 25.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(30.86, 51.80, 29.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.13% 0.1307 0.0586) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.13% 0.143 24.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.4421, 6.5921, 2.2597) |
| Luminance | 0.0659 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 4.41
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 4.64
Burgundy
#800020
ΔE00 5.19
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.82
Wine Red
#7B0323
ΔE00 6.61
Indian Red
#850E04
ΔE00 6.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B1F23 #1F8B87
analogous
#8B1F59 #8B1F23 #8B511F
triadic
#8B1F23 #238B1F #1F238B
tetradic
#8B1F23 #598B1F #1F8B87 #511F8B
square
#8B1F23 #598B1F #1F8B87 #511F8B
split-complementary
#8B1F23 #1F8B51 #1F598B
monochromatic
#27090A #591416 #8B1F23 #BD2A30 #D74D52
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.06
#8B1F23 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.32
#8B1F23 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B1F23
9.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B1F23 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B1F23 | 1.00 | 9.06 | 2.32 | 9.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3F3A22
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5A511F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#990022
Achromatopsia (no color)
#494949
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b1f23; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 31, 35); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.1% 0.143 24.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b5645e',
500: '#8b1f23',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b1f23; $custom-light: #b5645e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b1f23",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 31,
"b": 35
},
"hsl": {
"h": 357.778,
"s": 63.529,
"l": 33.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42134,
"c": 0.14324,
"h": 24.1
},
"luminance": 0.0659
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B1F23
secondary
#4CBAB6
accent
#E7E041
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F8EBE9
border
#D1C6C5
text
#130604
muted
#827A79