#8B211F#8B211F
#8B211F is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 42.3% C 0.142 H 26.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B211F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 33, 31) |
| HSL | hsl(1, 64%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(1, 78%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 76.3%, 77.7%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.06, 44.02, 28.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.06, 52.45, 32.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.27% 0.127 0.0635) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.27% 0.142 26.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.4400, 6.6774, 1.9826) |
| Luminance | 0.0668 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 3.56
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 4.00
Indian Red
#850E04
ΔE00 5.33
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.59
Darkred
#8B0000
ΔE00 5.67
Dark Red
#840000
ΔE00 5.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B211F #1F898B
analogous
#8B1F53 #8B211F #8B571F
triadic
#8B211F #1F8B21 #211F8B
tetradic
#8B211F #538B1F #1F898B #571F8B
square
#8B211F #538B1F #1F898B #571F8B
split-complementary
#8B211F #1F8B57 #1F538B
monochromatic
#270909 #591514 #8B211F #BD2D2A #D7504D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.99
#8B211F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.34
#8B211F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B211F
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B211F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B211F | 1.00 | 8.99 | 2.34 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#413A1E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5B511B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#990022
Achromatopsia (no color)
#494949
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b211f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 33, 31); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.3% 0.142 26.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b5655b',
500: '#8b211f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b211f; $custom-light: #b5655b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b211f",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 33,
"b": 31
},
"hsl": {
"h": 1.111,
"s": 63.529,
"l": 33.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42267,
"c": 0.14198,
"h": 26.6
},
"luminance": 0.06676
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B211F
secondary
#4CB8BA
accent
#E3E741
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F8EBE9
border
#D1C6C5
text
#130604
muted
#827A79