#8B273F#8B273F
#8B273F is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 43.5% C 0.135 H 10.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B273F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 39, 63) |
| HSL | hsl(346, 56%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(346, 72%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 71.9%, 54.7%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.48, 43.74, 9.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.48, 44.83, 12.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.52% 0.1326 0.0249) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.52% 0.135 10.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.2713, 7.3005, 5.4646) |
| Luminance | 0.0730 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Red Wine
#8C0034
ΔE00 4.05
Cranberry
#9E003A
ΔE00 4.50
Purple Red
#990147
ΔE00 5.32
Berry
#990F4B
ΔE00 5.44
Wine
#722F37
ΔE00 5.84
Bordeaux
#7B002C
ΔE00 5.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B273F #278B73
analogous
#8B2771 #8B273F #8B4127
triadic
#8B273F #3F8B27 #273F8B
tetradic
#8B273F #718B27 #278B73 #41278B
square
#8B273F #718B27 #278B73 #41278B
split-complementary
#8B273F #278B41 #27718B
monochromatic
#2B0C14 #5B1A29 #8B273F #BB3455 #D15B78
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.54
#8B273F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.46
#8B273F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B273F
8.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B273F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B273F | 1.00 | 8.54 | 2.46 | 8.54 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#403F3F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#59543D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#981231
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4C4C4C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b273f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 39, 63); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.5% 0.135 10.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b26973',
500: '#8b273f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b273f; $custom-light: #b26973; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b273f",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 39,
"b": 63
},
"hsl": {
"h": 345.6,
"s": 56.18,
"l": 34.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43515,
"c": 0.13487,
"h": 10.6
},
"luminance": 0.07299
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B273F
secondary
#58B69F
accent
#DFBB48
background
#FBF6F7
surface
#F6EBED
border
#D0C6C8
text
#120708
muted
#817A7B