#8B291E#8B291E
#8B291E is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 43.1% C 0.135 H 29.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B291E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 41, 30) |
| HSL | hsl(6, 64%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(6, 78%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 70.5%, 78.4%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.19, 40.83, 30.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.19, 50.87, 36.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.11% 0.1168 0.0672) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.11% 0.135 29.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.6761, 7.1703, 1.9972) |
| Luminance | 0.0717 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 3.65
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 4.58
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 4.83
Indian Red
#850E04
ΔE00 4.86
Brick Red
#8F1402
ΔE00 5.00
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B291E #1E808B
analogous
#8B1E49 #8B291E #8B5F1E
triadic
#8B291E #1E8B29 #291E8B
tetradic
#8B291E #498B1E #1E808B #5F1E8B
square
#8B291E #498B1E #1E808B #5F1E8B
split-complementary
#8B291E #1E8B5F #1E498B
monochromatic
#260B08 #591A13 #8B291E #BD3829 #D8594B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.63
#8B291E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.43
#8B291E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B291E
8.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B291E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B291E | 1.00 | 8.63 | 2.43 | 8.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#453E1C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5E541A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#990827
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4C4C4C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b291e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 41, 30); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.1% 0.135 29.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b4695a',
500: '#8b291e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b291e; $custom-light: #b4695a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b291e",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 41,
"b": 30
},
"hsl": {
"h": 6.055,
"s": 64.497,
"l": 33.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43108,
"c": 0.13471,
"h": 29.9
},
"luminance": 0.07169
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B291E
secondary
#4AAFBB
accent
#D7E740
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F8EBE9
border
#D1C6C5
text
#130704
muted
#827A79