#8C211A#8C211A
#8C211A is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 42.4% C 0.144 H 28.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8C211A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(140, 33, 26) |
| HSL | hsl(4, 69%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(4, 81%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 76.4%, 81.4%, 45.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.21, 44.16, 31.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.21, 54.36, 35.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.39% 0.1262 0.0688) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.39% 0.144 28.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.5469, 6.7396, 1.6700) |
| Luminance | 0.0674 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 3.20
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 3.79
Indian Red
#850E04
ΔE00 4.06
Darkred
#8B0000
ΔE00 4.40
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 4.47
Brick Red
#8F1402
ΔE00 4.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8C211A #1A858C
analogous
#8C1A4C #8C211A #8C5A1A
triadic
#8C211A #1A8C21 #211A8C
tetradic
#8C211A #4C8C1A #1A858C #5A1A8C
square
#8C211A #4C8C1A #1A858C #5A1A8C
split-complementary
#8C211A #1A8C5A #1A4C8C
monochromatic
#250907 #581510 #8C211A #C02D24 #DC4D44
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.95
#8C211A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.35
#8C211A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8C211A
8.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8C211A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8C211A | 1.00 | 8.95 | 2.35 | 8.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#423A18
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5C5215
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9B0021
Achromatopsia (no color)
#494949
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8c211a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 33, 26); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.4% 0.144 28.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b66557',
500: '#8c211a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8c211a; $custom-light: #b66557; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8c211a",
"rgb": {
"r": 140,
"g": 33,
"b": 26
},
"hsl": {
"h": 3.684,
"s": 68.675,
"l": 32.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42394,
"c": 0.14375,
"h": 28.6
},
"luminance": 0.06738
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8C211A
secondary
#44B6BE
accent
#E1EC3C
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F8EBE9
border
#D1C6C5
text
#130603
muted
#827A78