#8C2B19#8C2B19
#8C2B19 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 43.5% C 0.135 H 32.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8C2B19 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(140, 43, 25) |
| HSL | hsl(9, 70%, 32%) |
| HSV | hsv(9, 82%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 69.3%, 82.1%, 45.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.65, 40.14, 33.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.65, 52.41, 40.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.47% 0.1135 0.0728) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.47% 0.135 32.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.8559, 7.3752, 1.7188) |
| Luminance | 0.0737 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 1.65
Brick Red
#8F1402
ΔE00 3.91
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.40
Indian Red
#850E04
ΔE00 4.58
Brown Red
#922B05
ΔE00 4.67
Reddish Brown
#7F2B0A
ΔE00 4.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8C2B19 #197A8C
analogous
#8C1941 #8C2B19 #8C6419
triadic
#8C2B19 #198C2B #2B198C
tetradic
#8C2B19 #418C19 #197A8C #64198C
square
#8C2B19 #418C19 #197A8C #64198C
split-complementary
#8C2B19 #198C64 #19418C
monochromatic
#240B06 #581B10 #8C2B19 #C03B22 #DD5A42
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.49
#8C2B19 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.47
#8C2B19 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8C2B19
8.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8C2B19 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8C2B19 | 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)
#473F16
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5F5515
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9B0B28
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4D4D4D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8c2b19; /* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 43, 25); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.5% 0.135 32.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b66a57',
500: '#8c2b19',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8c2b19; $custom-light: #b66a57; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8c2b19",
"rgb": {
"r": 140,
"g": 43,
"b": 25
},
"hsl": {
"h": 9.391,
"s": 69.697,
"l": 32.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43468,
"c": 0.13484,
"h": 32.7
},
"luminance": 0.07373
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8C2B19
secondary
#43ABBE
accent
#D1ED3B
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F8EBE9
border
#D1C6C5
text
#130703
muted
#827A78