#8B2131#8B2131

#8B2131 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 42.6% C 0.141 H 17.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2131
RGB	rgb(139, 33, 49)
HSL	hsl(351, 62%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(351, 76%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.3%, 64.7%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.35, 44.97, 17.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.35, 48.24, 21.20°)
OKLab	oklab(42.57% 0.1341 0.042)
OKLCH	oklch(42.57% 0.141 17.4)
XYZ	xyz(11.7469, 6.8002, 3.5992)
Luminance	0.0680 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2131 #218B7B

analogous

#8B2166 #8B2131 #8B4621

triadic

#8B2131 #318B21 #21318B

tetradic

#8B2131 #668B21 #218B7B #46218B

square

#8B2131 #668B21 #218B7B #46218B

split-complementary

#8B2131 #218B46 #21668B

monochromatic

#280A0E #5A1520 #8B2131 #BC2D42 #D65165

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.90

#8B2131 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.36

#8B2131 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2131

8.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2131	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2131	1.00	8.90	2.36	8.90
#FFFFFF	8.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3F3C31

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#59522E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#990028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2131;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 33, 49);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.6% 0.141 17.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36668',
    500: '#8b2131',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2131;
$custom-light: #b36668;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2131",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 49
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.943,
    "s": 61.628,
    "l": 33.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42572,
    "c": 0.1405,
    "h": 17.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.06798
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2131

secondary

#4FB9A9

accent

#E5CC43

background

#FBF6F6

surface

#F7EBEB

border

#D0C6C6

text

#120606

muted

#817A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2131

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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