#8B2818#8B2818
#8B2818 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.137 H 31.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B2818 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 40, 24) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 71%, 32%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 83%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 71.2%, 82.7%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.98, 41.03, 33.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.98, 52.98, 39.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.93% 0.1161 0.0722) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.93% 0.137 31.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.5725, 7.0743, 1.6201) |
| Luminance | 0.0707 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 2.23
Brick Red
#8F1402
ΔE00 3.67
Indian Red
#850E04
ΔE00 4.03
Darkred
#8B0000
ΔE00 4.58
Blood Red
#980002
ΔE00 4.59
Deep Red
#9A0200
ΔE00 4.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B2818 #187B8B
analogous
#8B1842 #8B2818 #8B6218
triadic
#8B2818 #188B28 #28188B
tetradic
#8B2818 #428B18 #187B8B #62188B
square
#8B2818 #428B18 #187B8B #62188B
split-complementary
#8B2818 #188B62 #18428B
monochromatic
#230A06 #57190F #8B2818 #BF3721 #DE563F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.70
#8B2818 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.41
#8B2818 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B2818
8.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B2818 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B2818 | 1.00 | 8.70 | 2.41 | 8.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#453D15
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5E5313
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9A0325
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4B4B4B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b2818; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 40, 24); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.137 31.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b56856',
500: '#8b2818',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b2818; $custom-light: #b56856; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b2818",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 40,
"b": 24
},
"hsl": {
"h": 8.348,
"s": 70.552,
"l": 31.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42926,
"c": 0.13675,
"h": 31.9
},
"luminance": 0.07072
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B2818
secondary
#40ADBE
accent
#D4ED3A
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F8EBE9
border
#D1C6C5
text
#130703
muted
#827A78