#8C272F#8C272F

#8C272F is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 43.3% C 0.136 H 20.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C272F
RGB	rgb(140, 39, 47)
HSL	hsl(355, 56%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(355, 72%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.1%, 66.4%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.33, 42.89, 20.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.33, 47.34, 25.05°)
OKLab	oklab(43.33% 0.1268 0.0477)
OKLCH	oklch(43.33% 0.136 20.6)
XYZ	xyz(12.0551, 7.2335, 3.4502)
Luminance	0.0723 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8C272F #278C84

analogous

#8C2761 #8C272F #8C5227

triadic

#8C272F #2F8C27 #272F8C

tetradic

#8C272F #618C27 #278C84 #52278C

square

#8C272F #618C27 #278C84 #52278C

split-complementary

#8C272F #278C52 #27618C

monochromatic

#2C0C0F #5C1A1F #8C272F #BC343F #D25C65

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.58

#8C272F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.45

#8C272F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C272F

8.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C272F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C272F	1.00	8.58	2.45	8.58
#FFFFFF	8.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#433E2F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C542C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A082B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c272f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 39, 47);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.3% 0.136 20.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b46967',
    500: '#8c272f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c272f;
$custom-light: #b46967;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c272f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 47
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.248,
    "s": 56.425,
    "l": 35.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43329,
    "c": 0.13552,
    "h": 20.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.07232
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C272F

secondary

#58B7AF

accent

#E0D448

background

#FBF6F6

surface

#F7EBEB

border

#D0C6C6

text

#120706

muted

#817A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C272F

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