#8B2F32#8B2F32

#8B2F32 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 44.2% C 0.125 H 22.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2F32
RGB	rgb(139, 47, 50)
HSL	hsl(358, 49%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(358, 66%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.2%, 64%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.47, 39.29, 19.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.47, 43.88, 26.43°)
OKLab	oklab(44.16% 0.1162 0.0469)
OKLCH	oklch(44.16% 0.125 22)
XYZ	xyz(12.2409, 7.7540, 3.8691)
Luminance	0.0775 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2F32 #2F8B88

analogous

#8B2F60 #8B2F32 #8B5A2F

triadic

#8B2F32 #328B2F #2F328B

tetradic

#8B2F32 #608B2F #2F8B88 #5A2F8B

square

#8B2F32 #608B2F #2F8B88 #5A2F8B

split-complementary

#8B2F32 #2F8B5A #2F608B

monochromatic

#301011 #5D2022 #8B2F32 #B93E42 #CC686C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.23

#8B2F32 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.55

#8B2F32 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2F32

8.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2F32	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2F32	1.00	8.23	2.55	8.23
#FFFFFF	8.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#474231

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5E5630

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#991B31

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2f32;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 47, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.2% 0.125 22.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36d69',
    500: '#8b2f32',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2f32;
$custom-light: #b36d69;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2f32",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.043,
    "s": 49.462,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44158,
    "c": 0.12527,
    "h": 22
  },
  "luminance": 0.07752
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2F32

secondary

#63B3B0

accent

#D9D44F

background

#FBF6F6

surface

#F6ECEB

border

#D0C7C6

text

#120706

muted

#817A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2F32

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