#8D241B#8D241B
#8D241B is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.142 H 29.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8D241B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(141, 36, 27) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 68%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(5, 81%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 74.5%, 80.9%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.82, 43.42, 31.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.82, 53.82, 36.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.89% 0.124 0.0693) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.89% 0.142 29.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.8146, 7.0054, 1.7668) |
| Luminance | 0.0700 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 3.73
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 3.99
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 4.00
Indian Red
#850E04
ΔE00 4.30
Brick Red
#8F1402
ΔE00 4.48
Darkred
#8B0000
ΔE00 4.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8D241B #1B848D
analogous
#8D1B4B #8D241B #8D5D1B
triadic
#8D241B #1B8D24 #241B8D
tetradic
#8D241B #4B8D1B #1B848D #5D1B8D
square
#8D241B #4B8D1B #1B848D #5D1B8D
split-complementary
#8D241B #1B8D5D #1B4B8D
monochromatic
#260A07 #5A1711 #8D241B #C03125 #DC5247
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.75
#8D241B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.40
#8D241B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8D241B
8.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8D241B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8D241B | 1.00 | 8.75 | 2.40 | 8.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#433C19
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5D5316
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9C0023
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4B4B4B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8d241b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 36, 27); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.142 29.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b76758',
500: '#8d241b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8d241b; $custom-light: #b76758; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8d241b",
"rgb": {
"r": 141,
"g": 36,
"b": 27
},
"hsl": {
"h": 4.737,
"s": 67.857,
"l": 32.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42891,
"c": 0.14203,
"h": 29.2
},
"luminance": 0.07004
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8D241B
secondary
#46B4BD
accent
#DDEB3D
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F8EBE9
border
#D1C6C5
text
#130603
muted
#827A78