#8B2716#8B2716
#8B2716 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 42.8% C 0.138 H 32.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B2716 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 39, 22) |
| HSL | hsl(9, 73%, 32%) |
| HSV | hsv(9, 84%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 71.9%, 84.2%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.81, 41.38, 34.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.81, 53.84, 39.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.79% 0.1168 0.0735) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.79% 0.138 32.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.5192, 6.9997, 1.5034) |
| Luminance | 0.0700 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 2.06
Brick Red
#8F1402
ΔE00 3.30
Indian Red
#850E04
ΔE00 3.79
Darkred
#8B0000
ΔE00 4.33
Blood Red
#980002
ΔE00 4.35
Deep Red
#9A0200
ΔE00 4.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B2716 #167A8B
analogous
#8B1640 #8B2716 #8B6216
triadic
#8B2716 #168B27 #27168B
tetradic
#8B2716 #408B16 #167A8B #62168B
square
#8B2716 #408B16 #167A8B #62168B
split-complementary
#8B2716 #168B62 #16408B
monochromatic
#210905 #56180E #8B2716 #C0361E #E0533B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.75
#8B2716 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.40
#8B2716 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B2716
8.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B2716 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B2716 | 1.00 | 8.75 | 2.40 | 8.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#453D13
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5D5311
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9A0024
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4B4B4B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b2716; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 39, 22); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.8% 0.138 32.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b56855',
500: '#8b2716',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b2716; $custom-light: #b56855; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b2716",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 39,
"b": 22
},
"hsl": {
"h": 8.718,
"s": 72.671,
"l": 31.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42794,
"c": 0.13802,
"h": 32.2
},
"luminance": 0.06998
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B2716
secondary
#3EACBF
accent
#D5EF38
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F8EBE9
border
#D1C6C5
text
#130603
muted
#827A78