#8C2B16#8C2B16
#8C2B16 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 43.4% C 0.135 H 33.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8C2B16 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(140, 43, 22) |
| HSL | hsl(11, 73%, 32%) |
| HSV | hsv(11, 84%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 69.3%, 84.3%, 45.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.62, 40.04, 35.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.62, 53.37, 41.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.44% 0.1126 0.0752) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.44% 0.135 33.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.8253, 7.3629, 1.5574) |
| Luminance | 0.0736 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 0.94
Brick Red
#8F1402
ΔE00 3.58
Brown Red
#922B05
ΔE00 3.85
Reddish Brown
#7F2B0A
ΔE00 4.07
Burnt Red
#9F2305
ΔE00 4.47
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8C2B16 #16778C
analogous
#8C163C #8C2B16 #8C6616
triadic
#8C2B16 #168C2B #2B168C
tetradic
#8C2B16 #3C8C16 #16778C #66168C
square
#8C2B16 #3C8C16 #16778C #66168C
split-complementary
#8C2B16 #168C66 #163C8C
monochromatic
#220B05 #571B0E #8C2B16 #C13B1E #E0593C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.49
#8C2B16 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.47
#8C2B16 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8C2B16
8.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8C2B16 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8C2B16 | 1.00 | 8.49 | 2.47 | 8.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#473F12
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5F5511
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9B0A27
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4D4D4D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8c2b16; /* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 43, 22); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.4% 0.135 33.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b66a55',
500: '#8c2b16',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8c2b16; $custom-light: #b66a55; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8c2b16",
"rgb": {
"r": 140,
"g": 43,
"b": 22
},
"hsl": {
"h": 10.678,
"s": 72.84,
"l": 31.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43439,
"c": 0.13543,
"h": 33.7
},
"luminance": 0.07361
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8C2B16
secondary
#3EA9C0
accent
#CFF038
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F8EBE9
border
#D1C6C5
text
#130703
muted
#827A78