#8B2224#8B2224
#8B2224 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 42.4% C 0.140 H 24.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B2224 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 34, 36) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 61%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 76%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 75.5%, 74.1%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.26, 43.88, 25.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.26, 50.83, 30.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.44% 0.1277 0.0585) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.44% 0.14 24.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.5392, 6.7622, 2.3664) |
| Luminance | 0.0676 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 4.61
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 4.73
Burgundy
#800020
ΔE00 5.59
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.60
Indian Red
#850E04
ΔE00 6.77
Wine Red
#7B0323
ΔE00 6.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B2224 #228B89
analogous
#8B2259 #8B2224 #8B5522
triadic
#8B2224 #248B22 #22248B
tetradic
#8B2224 #598B22 #228B89 #55228B
square
#8B2224 #598B22 #228B89 #55228B
split-complementary
#8B2224 #228B55 #22598B
monochromatic
#290A0B #5A1617 #8B2224 #BC2E31 #D55355
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.93
#8B2224 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.35
#8B2224 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B2224
8.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B2224 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B2224 | 1.00 | 8.93 | 2.35 | 8.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#413B23
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5B5220
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#990024
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4A4A4A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b2224; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 34, 36); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.4% 0.140 24.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b4665f',
500: '#8b2224',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b2224; $custom-light: #b4665f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b2224",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 34,
"b": 36
},
"hsl": {
"h": 358.857,
"s": 60.694,
"l": 33.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42436,
"c": 0.14043,
"h": 24.6
},
"luminance": 0.0676
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B2224
secondary
#50B8B7
accent
#E4E144
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F8EBE9
border
#D1C6C5
text
#120604
muted
#817A79