#8B2736#8B2736

#8B2736 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 43.3% C 0.134 H 16.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2736
RGB	rgb(139, 39, 54)
HSL	hsl(351, 56%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(351, 72%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.9%, 61.2%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.28, 43.03, 15.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.28, 45.70, 19.70°)
OKLab	oklab(43.3% 0.1288 0.0378)
OKLCH	oklch(43.3% 0.134 16.3)
XYZ	xyz(12.0400, 7.2080, 4.2466)
Luminance	0.0721 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2736 #278B7C

analogous

#8B2768 #8B2736 #8B4A27

triadic

#8B2736 #368B27 #27368B

tetradic

#8B2736 #688B27 #278B7C #4A278B

square

#8B2736 #688B27 #278B7C #4A278B

split-complementary

#8B2736 #278B4A #27688B

monochromatic

#2B0C11 #5B1A23 #8B2736 #BB3449 #D15B6D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.60

#8B2736 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.44

#8B2736 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2736

8.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2736	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2736	1.00	8.60	2.44	8.60
#FFFFFF	8.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#413F36

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B5433

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#980D2D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2736;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 39, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.3% 0.134 16.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b3696c',
    500: '#8b2736',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2736;
$custom-light: #b3696c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2736",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351,
    "s": 56.18,
    "l": 34.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43295,
    "c": 0.13423,
    "h": 16.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07206
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2736

secondary

#58B6A8

accent

#DFC948

background

#FBF6F6

surface

#F6EBEB

border

#D0C6C6

text

#120707

muted

#817A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2736

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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