#8B2D1B#8B2D1B

#8B2D1B is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 43.6% C 0.131 H 32.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2D1B
RGB	rgb(139, 45, 27)
HSL	hsl(10, 67%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(10, 81%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.6%, 80.6%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.80, 38.97, 32.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.80, 50.87, 40.00°)
OKLab	oklab(43.56% 0.1103 0.0714)
OKLCH	oklch(43.56% 0.131 32.9)
XYZ	xyz(11.7850, 7.4466, 1.8535)
Luminance	0.0745 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2D1B #1B798B

analogous

#8B1B41 #8B2D1B #8B651B

triadic

#8B2D1B #1B8B2D #2D1B8B

tetradic

#8B2D1B #418B1B #1B798B #651B8B

square

#8B2D1B #418B1B #1B798B #651B8B

split-complementary

#8B2D1B #1B8B65 #1B418B

monochromatic

#250C07 #581C11 #8B2D1B #BE3E25 #DB5D45

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.44

#8B2D1B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.49

#8B2D1B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2D1B

8.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2D1B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2D1B	1.00	8.44	2.49	8.44
#FFFFFF	8.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#484018

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F5517

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#99112A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2d1b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 45, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.6% 0.131 32.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b46b59',
    500: '#8b2d1b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2d1b;
$custom-light: #b46b59;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2d1b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.643,
    "s": 67.47,
    "l": 32.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43556,
    "c": 0.13142,
    "h": 32.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.07445
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2D1B

secondary

#45A9BC

accent

#CFEA3D

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F8EBE9

border

#D1C6C5

text

#130703

muted

#827A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2D1B

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

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