#8B221C#8B221C

#8B221C is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 42.3% C 0.142 H 28.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B221C
RGB	rgb(139, 34, 28)
HSL	hsl(3, 66%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(3, 80%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.5%, 79.9%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.16, 43.53, 30.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.16, 53.11, 34.94°)
OKLab	oklab(42.33% 0.1248 0.0667)
OKLCH	oklch(42.33% 0.142 28.1)
XYZ	xyz(11.4304, 6.7186, 1.7933)
Luminance	0.0672 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B221C #1C858B

analogous

#8B1C4E #8B221C #8B591C

triadic

#8B221C #1C8B22 #221C8B

tetradic

#8B221C #4E8B1C #1C858B #591C8B

square

#8B221C #4E8B1C #1C858B #591C8B

split-complementary

#8B221C #1C8B59 #1C4E8B

monochromatic

#250907 #581612 #8B221C #BE2E26 #DA4F47

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.96

#8B221C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.34

#8B221C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B221C

8.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B221C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B221C	1.00	8.96	2.34	8.96
#FFFFFF	8.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#423B1A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C5218

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A0022

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b221c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 34, 28);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.3% 0.142 28.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b56659',
    500: '#8b221c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b221c;
$custom-light: #b56659;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b221c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 28
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.243,
    "s": 66.467,
    "l": 32.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42328,
    "c": 0.14152,
    "h": 28.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.06717
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B221C

secondary

#47B6BC

accent

#E0E93E

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F8EBE9

border

#D1C6C5

text

#130603

muted

#827A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B221C

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

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