#8C2C17#8C2C17
#8C2C17 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 43.6% C 0.134 H 33.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8C2C17 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(140, 44, 23) |
| HSL | hsl(11, 72%, 32%) |
| HSV | hsv(11, 84%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 68.6%, 83.6%, 45.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.79, 39.64, 34.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.79, 52.82, 41.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.57% 0.1115 0.0748) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.57% 0.134 33.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.8719, 7.4404, 1.6215) |
| Luminance | 0.0744 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 0.86
Brick Red
#8F1402
ΔE00 3.78
Brown Red
#922B05
ΔE00 3.90
Reddish Brown
#7F2B0A
ΔE00 4.12
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.41
Burnt Red
#9F2305
ΔE00 4.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8C2C17 #17778C
analogous
#8C173D #8C2C17 #8C6717
triadic
#8C2C17 #178C2C #2C178C
tetradic
#8C2C17 #3D8C17 #17778C #67178C
square
#8C2C17 #3D8C17 #17778C #67178C
split-complementary
#8C2C17 #178C67 #173D8C
monochromatic
#230B06 #571B0E #8C2C17 #C13D20 #DF5B3E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.44
#8C2C17 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.49
#8C2C17 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8C2C17
8.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8C2C17 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8C2C17 | 1.00 | 8.44 | 2.49 | 8.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#484014
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#605513
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9B0D28
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4D4D4D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8c2c17; /* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 44, 23); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.6% 0.134 33.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b66b56',
500: '#8c2c17',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8c2c17; $custom-light: #b66b56; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8c2c17",
"rgb": {
"r": 140,
"g": 44,
"b": 23
},
"hsl": {
"h": 10.769,
"s": 71.779,
"l": 31.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4357,
"c": 0.13429,
"h": 33.8
},
"luminance": 0.07439
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8C2C17
secondary
#3FA8BF
accent
#CEEF39
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F8EBE9
border
#D1C6C5
text
#130703
muted
#827A78