#8C2F1F#8C2F1F
#8C2F1F is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 44.0% C 0.130 H 32.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8C2F1F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(140, 47, 31) |
| HSL | hsl(9, 64%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(9, 78%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 66.4%, 77.9%, 45.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.37, 38.59, 31.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.37, 49.55, 38.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.03% 0.1099 0.069) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.03% 0.13 32.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.0804, 7.7092, 2.1480) |
| Luminance | 0.0771 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 2.45
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.06
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.44
Brick Red
#8F1402
ΔE00 5.09
Reddish Brown
#7F2B0A
ΔE00 5.54
Indian Red
#850E04
ΔE00 5.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8C2F1F #1F7C8C
analogous
#8C1F45 #8C2F1F #8C651F
triadic
#8C2F1F #1F8C2F #2F1F8C
tetradic
#8C2F1F #458C1F #1F7C8C #651F8C
square
#8C2F1F #458C1F #1F7C8C #651F8C
split-complementary
#8C2F1F #1F8C65 #1F458C
monochromatic
#280D09 #5A1E14 #8C2F1F #BE402A #D8624E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.26
#8C2F1F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.54
#8C2F1F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8C2F1F
8.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8C2F1F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8C2F1F | 1.00 | 8.26 | 2.54 | 8.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#49421D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#60561C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9A162C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4E4E4E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8c2f1f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 47, 31); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.0% 0.130 32.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b56c5b',
500: '#8c2f1f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8c2f1f; $custom-light: #b56c5b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8c2f1f",
"rgb": {
"r": 140,
"g": 47,
"b": 31
},
"hsl": {
"h": 8.807,
"s": 63.743,
"l": 33.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.44031,
"c": 0.12972,
"h": 32.1
},
"luminance": 0.07707
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8C2F1F
secondary
#4CAABB
accent
#CEE741
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F8ECE9
border
#D1C7C5
text
#120704
muted
#817A79