#8C291F#8C291F

#8C291F is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 43.3% C 0.136 H 29.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C291F
RGB	rgb(140, 41, 31)
HSL	hsl(6, 64%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(6, 78%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.7%, 77.9%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.40, 41.23, 30.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.40, 51.01, 36.07°)
OKLab	oklab(43.3% 0.1181 0.0667)
OKLCH	oklch(43.3% 0.136 29.5)
XYZ	xyz(11.8568, 7.2620, 2.0734)
Luminance	0.0726 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C291F #1F828C

analogous

#8C1F4B #8C291F #8C5F1F

triadic

#8C291F #1F8C29 #291F8C

tetradic

#8C291F #4B8C1F #1F828C #5F1F8C

square

#8C291F #4B8C1F #1F828C #5F1F8C

split-complementary

#8C291F #1F8C5F #1F4B8C

monochromatic

#280C09 #5A1A14 #8C291F #BE382A #D85A4E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.56

#8C291F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.45

#8C291F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C291F

8.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C291F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C291F	1.00	8.56	2.45	8.56
#FFFFFF	8.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#463E1D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5E541B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A0727

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c291f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 41, 31);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.3% 0.136 29.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b5695b',
    500: '#8c291f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c291f;
$custom-light: #b5695b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c291f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 31
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.505,
    "s": 63.743,
    "l": 33.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43301,
    "c": 0.13562,
    "h": 29.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.0726
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C291F

secondary

#4CB0BB

accent

#D8E741

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F8EBE9

border

#D1C6C5

text

#130704

muted

#827A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C291F

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