#8B291F#8B291F
#8B291F is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 43.1% C 0.135 H 29.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B291F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 41, 31) |
| HSL | hsl(6, 64%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(6, 78%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 70.5%, 77.7%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.20, 40.87, 29.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.20, 50.57, 36.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.12% 0.1171 0.0662) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.12% 0.135 29.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.6890, 7.1755, 2.0656) |
| Luminance | 0.0717 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 3.96
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 4.57
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 4.78
Indian Red
#850E04
ΔE00 5.05
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.21
Brick Red
#8F1402
ΔE00 5.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B291F #1F818B
analogous
#8B1F4B #8B291F #8B5F1F
triadic
#8B291F #1F8B29 #291F8B
tetradic
#8B291F #4B8B1F #1F818B #5F1F8B
square
#8B291F #4B8B1F #1F818B #5F1F8B
split-complementary
#8B291F #1F8B5F #1F4B8B
monochromatic
#270B09 #591A14 #8B291F #BD382A #D75A4D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.62
#8B291F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.43
#8B291F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B291F
8.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B291F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B291F | 1.00 | 8.62 | 2.43 | 8.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#453E1D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5E541B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#990827
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4C4C4C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b291f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 41, 31); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.1% 0.135 29.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b4695b',
500: '#8b291f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b291f; $custom-light: #b4695b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b291f",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 41,
"b": 31
},
"hsl": {
"h": 5.556,
"s": 63.529,
"l": 33.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4312,
"c": 0.13452,
"h": 29.5
},
"luminance": 0.07174
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B291F
secondary
#4CB0BA
accent
#D7E741
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F8EBE9
border
#D1C6C5
text
#120704
muted
#817A79