#8B271D#8B271D
#8B271D is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.137 H 29.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B271D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 39, 29) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 65%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(5, 79%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 71.9%, 79.1%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.88, 41.62, 30.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.88, 51.66, 36.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.87% 0.119 0.0674) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.87% 0.137 29.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.5961, 7.0305, 1.9086) |
| Luminance | 0.0703 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 3.87
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 4.21
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 4.56
Indian Red
#850E04
ΔE00 4.62
Brick Red
#8F1402
ΔE00 4.87
Darkred
#8B0000
ΔE00 5.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B271D #1D818B
analogous
#8B1D4A #8B271D #8B5E1D
triadic
#8B271D #1D8B27 #271D8B
tetradic
#8B271D #4A8B1D #1D818B #5E1D8B
square
#8B271D #4A8B1D #1D818B #5E1D8B
split-complementary
#8B271D #1D8B5E #1D4A8B
monochromatic
#260B08 #581912 #8B271D #BE3528 #D95649
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.73
#8B271D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.41
#8B271D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B271D
8.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B271D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B271D | 1.00 | 8.73 | 2.41 | 8.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#443D1B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5D5319
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#990126
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4B4B4B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b271d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 39, 29); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.137 29.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b5685a',
500: '#8b271d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b271d; $custom-light: #b5685a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b271d",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 39,
"b": 29
},
"hsl": {
"h": 5.455,
"s": 65.476,
"l": 32.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42868,
"c": 0.13679,
"h": 29.5
},
"luminance": 0.07029
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B271D
secondary
#49B1BB
accent
#D9E83F
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F8EBE9
border
#D1C6C5
text
#130603
muted
#827A78