#8B2C1C#8B2C1C
#8B2C1C is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 43.4% C 0.132 H 32.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B2C1C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 44, 28) |
| HSL | hsl(9, 66%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(9, 80%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 68.3%, 79.9%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.65, 39.45, 31.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.65, 50.78, 39.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.44% 0.1121 0.0701) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.44% 0.132 32) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.7591, 7.3759, 1.9029) |
| Luminance | 0.0737 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 2.25
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.48
Brick Red
#8F1402
ΔE00 4.48
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.85
Indian Red
#850E04
ΔE00 4.85
Reddish Brown
#7F2B0A
ΔE00 5.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B2C1C #1C7B8B
analogous
#8B1C43 #8B2C1C #8B641C
triadic
#8B2C1C #1C8B2C #2C1C8B
tetradic
#8B2C1C #438B1C #1C7B8B #641C8B
square
#8B2C1C #438B1C #1C7B8B #641C8B
split-complementary
#8B2C1C #1C8B64 #1C438B
monochromatic
#250C07 #581C12 #8B2C1C #BE3C26 #DA5D47
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.49
#8B2C1C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.47
#8B2C1C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B2C1C
8.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B2C1C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B2C1C | 1.00 | 8.49 | 2.47 | 8.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#474019
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5F5518
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#990F29
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4D4D4D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b2c1c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 44, 28); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.4% 0.132 32.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b46b59',
500: '#8b2c1c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b2c1c; $custom-light: #b46b59; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b2c1c",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 44,
"b": 28
},
"hsl": {
"h": 8.649,
"s": 66.467,
"l": 32.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43443,
"c": 0.13218,
"h": 32
},
"luminance": 0.07374
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B2C1C
secondary
#47ABBC
accent
#D1E93E
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F8EBE9
border
#D1C6C5
text
#130703
muted
#827A78