#8B2B2A#8B2B2A

#8B2B2A is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 43.5% C 0.131 H 24.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2B2A
RGB	rgb(139, 43, 42)
HSL	hsl(1, 54%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(1, 70%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.1%, 69.8%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.67, 40.57, 23.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.67, 46.93, 30.18°)
OKLab	oklab(43.52% 0.1185 0.055)
OKLCH	oklch(43.52% 0.131 24.9)
XYZ	xyz(11.9305, 7.3856, 2.9874)
Luminance	0.0738 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2B2A #2A8A8B

analogous

#8B2A59 #8B2B2A #8B5C2A

triadic

#8B2B2A #2A8B2B #2B2A8B

tetradic

#8B2B2A #598B2A #2A8A8B #5C2A8B

square

#8B2B2A #598B2A #2A8A8B #5C2A8B

split-complementary

#8B2B2A #2A8B5C #2A598B

monochromatic

#2D0E0E #5C1C1C #8B2B2A #BA3A38 #CF6160

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.48

#8B2B2A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.48

#8B2B2A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2B2A

8.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2B2A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2B2A	1.00	8.48	2.48	8.48
#FFFFFF	8.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#454029

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D5427

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#99112C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2b2a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 43, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.5% 0.131 24.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36a63',
    500: '#8b2b2a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2b2a;
$custom-light: #b36a63;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2b2a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.619,
    "s": 53.591,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43518,
    "c": 0.13068,
    "h": 24.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.07384
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2B2A

secondary

#5CB4B5

accent

#DBDD4B

background

#FBF6F5

surface

#F7EBEA

border

#D0C6C6

text

#120705

muted

#817A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2B2A

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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