#8B241A#8B241A
#8B241A is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 42.5% C 0.140 H 29.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B241A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 36, 26) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 68%, 32%) |
| HSV | hsv(5, 81%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 74.1%, 81.3%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.41, 42.70, 31.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.41, 53.27, 36.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.51% 0.1218 0.0692) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.51% 0.14 29.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.4661, 6.8271, 1.6911) |
| Luminance | 0.0683 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 3.72
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 3.79
Indian Red
#850E04
ΔE00 4.00
Brick Red
#8F1402
ΔE00 4.30
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 4.33
Darkred
#8B0000
ΔE00 4.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B241A #1A818B
analogous
#8B1A48 #8B241A #8B5D1A
triadic
#8B241A #1A8B24 #241A8B
tetradic
#8B241A #488B1A #1A818B #5D1A8B
square
#8B241A #488B1A #1A818B #5D1A8B
split-complementary
#8B241A #1A8B5D #1A488B
monochromatic
#240907 #571710 #8B241A #BF3124 #DC5143
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.88
#8B241A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.37
#8B241A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B241A
8.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B241A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B241A | 1.00 | 8.88 | 2.37 | 8.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#433C18
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5C5215
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9A0023
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4A4A4A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b241a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 36, 26); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.5% 0.140 29.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b56757',
500: '#8b241a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b241a; $custom-light: #b56757; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b241a",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 36,
"b": 26
},
"hsl": {
"h": 5.31,
"s": 68.485,
"l": 32.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42509,
"c": 0.14005,
"h": 29.6
},
"luminance": 0.06825
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B241A
secondary
#44B2BD
accent
#DCEB3C
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F8EBE9
border
#D1C6C5
text
#130603
muted
#827A78