#8C291D#8C291D

#8C291D is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 43.3% C 0.136 H 30.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C291D
RGB	rgb(140, 41, 29)
HSL	hsl(6, 66%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(6, 79%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.7%, 79.3%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.37, 41.15, 31.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.37, 51.62, 37.15°)
OKLab	oklab(43.28% 0.1174 0.0686)
OKLCH	oklch(43.28% 0.136 30.3)
XYZ	xyz(11.8313, 7.2518, 1.9389)
Luminance	0.0725 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C291D #1D808C

analogous

#8C1D49 #8C291D #8C601D

triadic

#8C291D #1D8C29 #291D8C

tetradic

#8C291D #498C1D #1D808C #601D8C

square

#8C291D #498C1D #1D808C #601D8C

split-complementary

#8C291D #1D8C60 #1D498C

monochromatic

#270B08 #591A12 #8C291D #BF3828 #D9594A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.57

#8C291D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.45

#8C291D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C291D

8.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C291D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C291D	1.00	8.57	2.45	8.57
#FFFFFF	8.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#463E1B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5E5419

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A0627

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c291d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 41, 29);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.3% 0.136 30.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b5695a',
    500: '#8c291d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c291d;
$custom-light: #b5695a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c291d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 29
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.486,
    "s": 65.68,
    "l": 33.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43276,
    "c": 0.13598,
    "h": 30.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.0725
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C291D

secondary

#49AFBC

accent

#D6E93F

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F8EBE9

border

#D1C6C5

text

#130704

muted

#827A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C291D

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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