#8B302D#8B302D
#8B302D is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 44.2% C 0.125 H 25.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B302D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 48, 45) |
| HSL | hsl(2, 51%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(2, 68%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 65.5%, 67.6%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.55, 38.50, 22.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.55, 44.74, 30.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.19% 0.1127 0.0537) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.19% 0.125 25.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.1793, 7.7940, 3.3452) |
| Luminance | 0.0779 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.28
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 6.47
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 6.75
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 6.90
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 7.02
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 7.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B302D #2D888B
analogous
#8B2D59 #8B302D #8B5F2D
triadic
#8B302D #2D8B30 #302D8B
tetradic
#8B302D #598B2D #2D888B #5F2D8B
square
#8B302D #598B2D #2D888B #5F2D8B
split-complementary
#8B302D #2D8B5F #2D598B
monochromatic
#2F100F #5D201E #8B302D #B9403C #CD6965
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.21
#8B302D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.56
#8B302D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B302D
8.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B302D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B302D | 1.00 | 8.21 | 2.56 | 8.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#48432C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5F562A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#991B30
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4F4F4F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b302d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 48, 45); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.2% 0.125 25.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b36d66',
500: '#8b302d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b302d; $custom-light: #b36d66; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b302d",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 48,
"b": 45
},
"hsl": {
"h": 1.915,
"s": 51.087,
"l": 36.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.44194,
"c": 0.12478,
"h": 25.5
},
"luminance": 0.07792
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B302D
secondary
#60B1B4
accent
#D6DB4D
background
#FBF6F6
surface
#F6ECEB
border
#D0C7C6
text
#120705
muted
#817A7A