#8B2F2E#8B2F2E
#8B2F2E is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 44.1% C 0.126 H 24.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B2F2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 47, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(1, 50%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(1, 67%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 66.2%, 66.9%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.39, 39.02, 21.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.39, 44.78, 29.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.08% 0.1145 0.052) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.08% 0.126 24.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.1583, 7.7209, 3.4343) |
| Luminance | 0.0772 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.46
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 6.63
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 7.06
Burgundy
#800020
ΔE00 7.09
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 7.31
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 7.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B2F2E #2E8A8B
analogous
#8B2E5C #8B2F2E #8B5E2E
triadic
#8B2F2E #2E8B2F #2F2E8B
tetradic
#8B2F2E #5C8B2E #2E8A8B #5E2E8B
square
#8B2F2E #5C8B2E #2E8A8B #5E2E8B
split-complementary
#8B2F2E #2E8B5E #2E5C8B
monochromatic
#2F1010 #5D1F1F #8B2F2E #B93F3D #CD6867
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.26
#8B2F2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.54
#8B2F2E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B2F2E
8.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B2F2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B2F2E | 1.00 | 8.26 | 2.54 | 8.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#47422D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5E562B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#991A30
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4F4F4F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b2f2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 47, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.1% 0.126 24.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b36d66',
500: '#8b2f2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b2f2e; $custom-light: #b36d66; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b2f2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 47,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0.645,
"s": 50.27,
"l": 36.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.44083,
"c": 0.12575,
"h": 24.4
},
"luminance": 0.07719
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B2F2E
secondary
#61B3B3
accent
#D8DA4E
background
#FBF6F6
surface
#F6ECEB
border
#D0C7C6
text
#120706
muted
#817A7A