#8B282B#8B282B
#8B282B is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 43.2% C 0.134 H 23.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B282B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 40, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(358, 55%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(358, 71%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 71.2%, 69.1%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.22, 41.90, 22.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.22, 47.51, 28.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.19% 0.123 0.0525) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.19% 0.134 23.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.8436, 7.1827, 3.0478) |
| Luminance | 0.0718 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Burgundy
#800020
ΔE00 5.74
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.74
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 6.09
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 6.32
Wine Red
#7B0323
ΔE00 6.77
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 7.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B282B #288B88
analogous
#8B285C #8B282B #8B5728
triadic
#8B282B #2B8B28 #282B8B
tetradic
#8B282B #5C8B28 #288B88 #57288B
square
#8B282B #5C8B28 #288B88 #57288B
split-complementary
#8B282B #288B57 #285C8B
monochromatic
#2C0D0E #5B1A1C #8B282B #BB363A #D05D61
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.62
#8B282B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.44
#8B282B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B282B
8.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B282B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B282B | 1.00 | 8.62 | 2.44 | 8.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#433E2A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5C5428
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#990A2A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4C4C4C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b282b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 40, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.2% 0.134 23.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b46964',
500: '#8b282b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b282b; $custom-light: #b46964; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b282b",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 40,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 358.182,
"s": 55.307,
"l": 35.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43187,
"c": 0.13372,
"h": 23.1
},
"luminance": 0.07181
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B282B
secondary
#59B6B3
accent
#DFDA49
background
#FBF6F5
surface
#F7EBEA
border
#D0C6C6
text
#120705
muted
#817A79