#8C201C#8C201C
#8C201C is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 42.3% C 0.144 H 27.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8C201C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(140, 32, 28) |
| HSL | hsl(2, 67%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(2, 80%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 77.1%, 80%, 45.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.10, 44.59, 30.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.10, 53.98, 34.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.32% 0.128 0.0667) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.32% 0.144 27.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.5427, 6.6941, 1.7827) |
| Luminance | 0.0669 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 3.12
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 3.64
Indian Red
#850E04
ΔE00 4.58
Darkred
#8B0000
ΔE00 4.89
Dark Red
#840000
ΔE00 5.06
Blood Red
#980002
ΔE00 5.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8C201C #1C888C
analogous
#8C1C50 #8C201C #8C581C
triadic
#8C201C #1C8C20 #201C8C
tetradic
#8C201C #508C1C #1C888C #581C8C
square
#8C201C #508C1C #1C888C #581C8C
split-complementary
#8C201C #1C8C58 #1C508C
monochromatic
#260908 #591412 #8C201C #BF2C26 #DA4D48
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.98
#8C201C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.34
#8C201C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8C201C
8.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8C201C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8C201C | 1.00 | 8.98 | 2.34 | 8.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#413A1A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5C5217
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9B0020
Achromatopsia (no color)
#494949
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8c201c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 32, 28); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.3% 0.144 27.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b66559',
500: '#8c201c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8c201c; $custom-light: #b66559; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8c201c",
"rgb": {
"r": 140,
"g": 32,
"b": 28
},
"hsl": {
"h": 2.143,
"s": 66.667,
"l": 32.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42322,
"c": 0.14431,
"h": 27.5
},
"luminance": 0.06692
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8C201C
secondary
#48B8BC
accent
#E3EA3E
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F8EBE9
border
#D1C6C5
text
#130603
muted
#827A78