#8B2034#8B2034
#8B2034 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 42.5% C 0.142 H 15.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B2034 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 32, 52) |
| HSL | hsl(349, 63%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(349, 77%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 77%, 62.6%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.28, 45.53, 15.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.28, 48.06, 18.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.54% 0.1364 0.0376) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.54% 0.142 15.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.7850, 6.7717, 3.9347) |
| Luminance | 0.0677 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Red Wine
#8C0034
ΔE00 3.83
Cranberry
#9E003A
ΔE00 4.35
Wine Red
#7B0323
ΔE00 4.96
Burgundy
#800020
ΔE00 5.09
Bordeaux
#7B002C
ΔE00 5.42
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 5.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B2034 #208B77
analogous
#8B2069 #8B2034 #8B4120
triadic
#8B2034 #348B20 #20348B
tetradic
#8B2034 #698B20 #208B77 #41208B
square
#8B2034 #698B20 #208B77 #41208B
split-complementary
#8B2034 #208B41 #20698B
monochromatic
#28090F #591521 #8B2034 #BD2B47 #D64F68
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.92
#8B2034 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.35
#8B2034 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B2034
8.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B2034 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B2034 | 1.00 | 8.92 | 2.35 | 8.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3E3B34
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#595231
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#990028
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4A4A4A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b2034; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 32, 52); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.5% 0.142 15.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b3656b',
500: '#8b2034',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b2034; $custom-light: #b3656b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b2034",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 32,
"b": 52
},
"hsl": {
"h": 348.785,
"s": 62.573,
"l": 33.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42543,
"c": 0.14153,
"h": 15.4
},
"luminance": 0.0677
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B2034
secondary
#4DBAA5
accent
#E6C742
background
#FBF6F6
surface
#F7EBEB
border
#D0C6C6
text
#120606
muted
#817A7A