#8B281D#8B281D
#8B281D is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 43.0% C 0.136 H 29.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B281D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 40, 29) |
| HSL | hsl(6, 65%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(6, 79%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 71.2%, 79.1%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.03, 41.21, 30.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.03, 51.42, 36.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.98% 0.1177 0.0678) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.98% 0.136 29.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.6294, 7.0970, 1.9197) |
| Luminance | 0.0709 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 3.61
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 4.41
Indian Red
#850E04
ΔE00 4.65
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 4.73
Brick Red
#8F1402
ΔE00 4.80
Darkred
#8B0000
ΔE00 5.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B281D #1D808B
analogous
#8B1D49 #8B281D #8B5F1D
triadic
#8B281D #1D8B28 #281D8B
tetradic
#8B281D #498B1D #1D808B #5F1D8B
square
#8B281D #498B1D #1D808B #5F1D8B
split-complementary
#8B281D #1D8B5F #1D498B
monochromatic
#260B08 #581912 #8B281D #BE3728 #D95849
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.68
#8B281D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.42
#8B281D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B281D
8.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B281D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B281D | 1.00 | 8.68 | 2.42 | 8.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#453E1B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5D5319
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#990426
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4B4B4B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b281d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 40, 29); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.0% 0.136 29.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b5695a',
500: '#8b281d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b281d; $custom-light: #b5695a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b281d",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 40,
"b": 29
},
"hsl": {
"h": 6,
"s": 65.476,
"l": 32.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42981,
"c": 0.13585,
"h": 29.9
},
"luminance": 0.07095
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B281D
secondary
#49B0BB
accent
#D8E83F
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F8EBE9
border
#D1C6C5
text
#130704
muted
#827A79