#8C2F16#8C2F16
#8C2F16 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 43.9% C 0.132 H 35.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8C2F16 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(140, 47, 22) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 73%, 32%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 84%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 66.4%, 84.3%, 45.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.28, 38.26, 35.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.28, 52.46, 43.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.94% 0.1071 0.0766) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.94% 0.132 35.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.9779, 7.6682, 1.6083) |
| Luminance | 0.0767 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 0.37
Brown Red
#922B05
ΔE00 3.08
Reddish Brown
#7F2B0A
ΔE00 3.52
Brick Red
#8F1402
ΔE00 4.26
Burnt Red
#9F2305
ΔE00 4.34
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8C2F16 #16738C
analogous
#8C1638 #8C2F16 #8C6A16
triadic
#8C2F16 #168C2F #2F168C
tetradic
#8C2F16 #388C16 #16738C #6A168C
square
#8C2F16 #388C16 #16738C #6A168C
split-complementary
#8C2F16 #168C6A #16388C
monochromatic
#220B05 #571D0E #8C2F16 #C1411E #E05F3C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.29
#8C2F16 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.53
#8C2F16 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8C2F16
8.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8C2F16 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8C2F16 | 1.00 | 8.29 | 2.53 | 8.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4A4112
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#615612
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9B142A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4E4E4E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8c2f16; /* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 47, 22); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.9% 0.132 35.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b56c55',
500: '#8c2f16',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8c2f16; $custom-light: #b56c55; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8c2f16",
"rgb": {
"r": 140,
"g": 47,
"b": 22
},
"hsl": {
"h": 12.712,
"s": 72.84,
"l": 31.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43937,
"c": 0.13166,
"h": 35.6
},
"luminance": 0.07666
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8C2F16
secondary
#3EA4C0
accent
#C9F038
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F8ECE9
border
#D1C7C5
text
#130703
muted
#827A78