#8C281E#8C281E
#8C281E is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 43.2% C 0.137 H 29.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8C281E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(140, 40, 30) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 65%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(5, 79%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 71.4%, 78.6%, 45.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.23, 41.60, 30.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.23, 51.55, 36.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.17% 0.1191 0.0673) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.17% 0.137 29.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.8097, 7.1885, 1.9937) |
| Luminance | 0.0719 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 3.88
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 4.39
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 4.54
Indian Red
#850E04
ΔE00 4.87
Brick Red
#8F1402
ΔE00 5.02
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8C281E #1E828C
analogous
#8C1E4B #8C281E #8C5F1E
triadic
#8C281E #1E8C28 #281E8C
tetradic
#8C281E #4B8C1E #1E828C #5F1E8C
square
#8C281E #4B8C1E #1E828C #5F1E8C
split-complementary
#8C281E #1E8C5F #1E4B8C
monochromatic
#270B08 #5A1A13 #8C281E #BE3629 #D9594C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.62
#8C281E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.44
#8C281E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8C281E
8.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8C281E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8C281E | 1.00 | 8.62 | 2.44 | 8.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#453E1C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5E541A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9A0427
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4C4C4C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8c281e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 40, 30); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.2% 0.137 29.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b5695a',
500: '#8c281e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8c281e; $custom-light: #b5695a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8c281e",
"rgb": {
"r": 140,
"g": 40,
"b": 30
},
"hsl": {
"h": 5.455,
"s": 64.706,
"l": 33.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43174,
"c": 0.13676,
"h": 29.5
},
"luminance": 0.07187
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8C281E
secondary
#4BB1BB
accent
#D8E840
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F8EBE9
border
#D1C6C5
text
#130704
muted
#827A79