#8B2C14#8B2C14
#8B2C14 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 43.4% C 0.134 H 34.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B2C14 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 44, 20) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 75%, 31%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 86%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 68.3%, 85.6%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.57, 39.18, 36.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.57, 53.34, 42.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.36% 0.1097 0.0766) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.36% 0.134 34.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.6758, 7.3426, 1.4642) |
| Luminance | 0.0734 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 0.43
Brown Red
#922B05
ΔE00 3.21
Reddish Brown
#7F2B0A
ΔE00 3.39
Brick Red
#8F1402
ΔE00 3.68
Burnt Red
#9F2305
ΔE00 4.35
Rust Brown
#8B3103
ΔE00 4.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B2C14 #14738B
analogous
#8B1437 #8B2C14 #8B6714
triadic
#8B2C14 #148B2C #2C148B
tetradic
#8B2C14 #378B14 #14738B #67148B
square
#8B2C14 #378B14 #14738B #67148B
split-complementary
#8B2C14 #148B67 #14378B
monochromatic
#200A05 #551B0C #8B2C14 #C13D1C #E25A37
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.51
#8B2C14 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.47
#8B2C14 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B2C14
8.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B2C14 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B2C14 | 1.00 | 8.51 | 2.47 | 8.51 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#483F10
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5F540F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9A0E28
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4D4D4D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b2c14; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 44, 20); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.4% 0.134 34.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b56a54',
500: '#8b2c14',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b2c14; $custom-light: #b56a54; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b2c14",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 44,
"b": 20
},
"hsl": {
"h": 12.101,
"s": 74.843,
"l": 31.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43365,
"c": 0.13377,
"h": 34.9
},
"luminance": 0.07341
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B2C14
secondary
#3CA5BF
accent
#CCF136
background
#FCF6F4
surface
#F8EBE8
border
#D1C6C4
text
#130703
muted
#827A78