#8B2C3D#8B2C3D
#8B2C3D is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 44.0% C 0.129 H 13.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B2C3D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 44, 61) |
| HSL | hsl(349, 52%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(349, 68%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 68.3%, 56.1%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.20, 41.47, 12.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.20, 43.20, 16.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.03% 0.125 0.0304) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.03% 0.129 13.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.3916, 7.6289, 5.2340) |
| Luminance | 0.0763 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Red Wine
#8C0034
ΔE00 5.06
Cranberry
#9E003A
ΔE00 5.07
Wine
#722F37
ΔE00 5.34
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 6.48
Bordeaux
#7B002C
ΔE00 6.77
Purple Red
#990147
ΔE00 6.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B2C3D #2C8B7A
analogous
#8B2C6C #8B2C3D #8B4A2C
triadic
#8B2C3D #3D8B2C #2C3D8B
tetradic
#8B2C3D #6C8B2C #2C8B7A #4A2C8B
square
#8B2C3D #6C8B2C #2C8B7A #4A2C8B
split-complementary
#8B2C3D #2C8B4A #2C6C8B
monochromatic
#2E0F14 #5D1D29 #8B2C3D #B93B51 #CE6477
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.32
#8B2C3D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.53
#8B2C3D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B2C3D
8.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B2C3D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B2C3D | 1.00 | 8.32 | 2.53 | 8.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#43423D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5C553B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#981A33
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4E4E4E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b2c3d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 44, 61); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.0% 0.129 13.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b26b72',
500: '#8b2c3d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b2c3d; $custom-light: #b26b72; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b2c3d",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 44,
"b": 61
},
"hsl": {
"h": 349.263,
"s": 51.913,
"l": 35.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.44032,
"c": 0.12866,
"h": 13.6
},
"luminance": 0.07627
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B2C3D
secondary
#5FB4A5
accent
#DBC24C
background
#FBF6F6
surface
#F6ECEC
border
#D0C7C7
text
#120707
muted
#817A7A