#8B2026#8B2026
#8B2026 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 42.3% C 0.142 H 23.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B2026 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 32, 38) |
| HSL | hsl(357, 63%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(357, 77%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 77%, 72.7%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.03, 44.70, 24.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.03, 50.80, 28.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.27% 0.1307 0.0555) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.27% 0.142 23) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.5151, 6.6637, 2.5132) |
| Luminance | 0.0666 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Burgundy
#800020
ΔE00 4.79
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 5.22
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 5.29
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 6.01
Wine Red
#7B0323
ΔE00 6.09
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 7.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B2026 #208B85
analogous
#8B205B #8B2026 #8B4F20
triadic
#8B2026 #268B20 #20268B
tetradic
#8B2026 #5B8B20 #208B85 #4F208B
square
#8B2026 #5B8B20 #208B85 #4F208B
split-complementary
#8B2026 #208B4F #205B8B
monochromatic
#28090B #591518 #8B2026 #BD2B34 #D64F57
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.00
#8B2026 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.33
#8B2026 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B2026
9.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B2026 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B2026 | 1.00 | 9.00 | 2.33 | 9.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#403A25
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5A5122
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#990023
Achromatopsia (no color)
#494949
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b2026; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 32, 38); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.3% 0.142 23.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b46560',
500: '#8b2026',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b2026; $custom-light: #b46560; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b2026",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 32,
"b": 38
},
"hsl": {
"h": 356.636,
"s": 62.573,
"l": 33.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42274,
"c": 0.14204,
"h": 23
},
"luminance": 0.06662
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B2026
secondary
#4DBAB3
accent
#E6DC42
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F8EBE9
border
#D1C6C5
text
#120605
muted
#817A79