#8C1F2A#8C1F2A
#8C1F2A is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 42.4% C 0.144 H 20.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8C1F2A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(140, 31, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(354, 64%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(354, 78%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 77.9%, 70%, 45.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.17, 45.57, 21.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.17, 50.52, 25.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.44% 0.1343 0.051) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.44% 0.144 20.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.7244, 6.7244, 2.8706) |
| Luminance | 0.0672 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Burgundy
#800020
ΔE00 4.27
Wine Red
#7B0323
ΔE00 5.32
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 6.35
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 6.48
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 6.55
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 6.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8C1F2A #1F8C81
analogous
#8C1F60 #8C1F2A #8C4A1F
triadic
#8C1F2A #2A8C1F #1F2A8C
tetradic
#8C1F2A #608C1F #1F8C81 #4A1F8C
square
#8C1F2A #608C1F #1F8C81 #4A1F8C
split-complementary
#8C1F2A #1F8C4A #1F608C
monochromatic
#28090C #5A141B #8C1F2A #BE2A39 #D84E5C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.96
#8C1F2A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.34
#8C1F2A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8C1F2A
8.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8C1F2A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8C1F2A | 1.00 | 8.96 | 2.34 | 8.96 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3F3B2A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5A5227
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9A0024
Achromatopsia (no color)
#494949
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8c1f2a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 31, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.4% 0.144 20.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b56563',
500: '#8c1f2a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8c1f2a; $custom-light: #b56563; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8c1f2a",
"rgb": {
"r": 140,
"g": 31,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 353.945,
"s": 63.743,
"l": 33.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42437,
"c": 0.14367,
"h": 20.8
},
"luminance": 0.06723
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8C1F2A
secondary
#4CBBAF
accent
#E7D641
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F8EBEA
border
#D1C6C6
text
#120605
muted
#817A79