#8B272A#8B272A
#8B272A is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 43.1% C 0.135 H 23.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B272A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 39, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(358, 56%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(358, 72%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 71.9%, 69.8%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.05, 42.25, 22.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.05, 48.03, 28.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.06% 0.1239 0.0533) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.06% 0.135 23.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.7922, 7.1089, 2.9413) |
| Luminance | 0.0711 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Burgundy
#800020
ΔE00 5.64
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.71
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 5.89
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 6.08
Wine Red
#7B0323
ΔE00 6.73
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 7.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B272A #278B88
analogous
#8B275C #8B272A #8B5627
triadic
#8B272A #2A8B27 #272A8B
tetradic
#8B272A #5C8B27 #278B88 #56278B
square
#8B272A #5C8B27 #278B88 #56278B
split-complementary
#8B272A #278B56 #275C8B
monochromatic
#2B0C0D #5B1A1C #8B272A #BB3438 #D15B5F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.67
#8B272A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.42
#8B272A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B272A
8.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B272A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B272A | 1.00 | 8.67 | 2.42 | 8.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#433E29
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5C5327
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#990729
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4B4B4B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b272a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 39, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.1% 0.135 23.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b46863',
500: '#8b272a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b272a; $custom-light: #b46863; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b272a",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 39,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 358.2,
"s": 56.18,
"l": 34.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43058,
"c": 0.13486,
"h": 23.3
},
"luminance": 0.07107
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B272A
secondary
#58B6B3
accent
#DFDB48
background
#FBF6F5
surface
#F7EBEA
border
#D0C6C6
text
#120705
muted
#817A79