#8C231C#8C231C

#8C231C is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 42.6% C 0.142 H 28.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C231C
RGB	rgb(140, 35, 28)
HSL	hsl(4, 67%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(4, 80%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75%, 80%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.49, 43.49, 30.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.49, 53.32, 35.33°)
OKLab	oklab(42.61% 0.1246 0.0676)
OKLCH	oklch(42.61% 0.142 28.5)
XYZ	xyz(11.6272, 6.8632, 1.8109)
Luminance	0.0686 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C231C #1C858C

analogous

#8C1C4D #8C231C #8C5B1C

triadic

#8C231C #1C8C23 #231C8C

tetradic

#8C231C #4D8C1C #1C858C #5B1C8C

square

#8C231C #4D8C1C #1C858C #5B1C8C

split-complementary

#8C231C #1C8C5B #1C4D8C

monochromatic

#260908 #591612 #8C231C #BF3026 #DA5148

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.85

#8C231C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.37

#8C231C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C231C

8.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C231C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C231C	1.00	8.85	2.37	8.85
#FFFFFF	8.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#423B1A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C5218

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9B0022

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c231c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 35, 28);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.6% 0.142 28.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b66659',
    500: '#8c231c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c231c;
$custom-light: #b66659;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c231c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 28
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.75,
    "s": 66.667,
    "l": 32.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42615,
    "c": 0.1417,
    "h": 28.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.06861
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C231C

secondary

#48B5BC

accent

#DFEA3E

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F8EBE9

border

#D1C6C5

text

#130603

muted

#827A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C231C

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