#8B2919#8B2919
#8B2919 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 43.1% C 0.136 H 31.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B2919 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 41, 25) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 70%, 32%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 82%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 70.5%, 82%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.14, 40.64, 33.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.14, 52.44, 39.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.05% 0.1151 0.0717) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.05% 0.136 31.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.6172, 7.1468, 1.6873) |
| Luminance | 0.0714 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 2.21
Brick Red
#8F1402
ΔE00 3.87
Indian Red
#850E04
ΔE00 4.23
Blood Red
#980002
ΔE00 4.77
Darkred
#8B0000
ΔE00 4.78
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B2919 #197B8B
analogous
#8B1942 #8B2919 #8B6219
triadic
#8B2919 #198B29 #29198B
tetradic
#8B2919 #428B19 #197B8B #62198B
square
#8B2919 #428B19 #197B8B #62198B
split-complementary
#8B2919 #198B62 #19428B
monochromatic
#230A06 #571A10 #8B2919 #BF3822 #DD5741
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.65
#8B2919 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.43
#8B2919 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B2919
8.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B2919 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B2919 | 1.00 | 8.65 | 2.43 | 8.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#463E16
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5E5415
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#990626
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4C4C4C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b2919; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 41, 25); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.1% 0.136 31.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b56957',
500: '#8b2919',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b2919; $custom-light: #b56957; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b2919",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 41,
"b": 25
},
"hsl": {
"h": 8.421,
"s": 69.512,
"l": 32.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43052,
"c": 0.13563,
"h": 31.9
},
"luminance": 0.07145
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B2919
secondary
#42ACBE
accent
#D4EC3B
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F8EBE9
border
#D1C6C5
text
#130703
muted
#827A78