#8D251A#8D251A
#8D251A is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 43.0% C 0.141 H 29.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8D251A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(141, 37, 26) |
| HSL | hsl(6, 69%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(6, 82%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 73.8%, 81.6%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.95, 43.00, 32.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.95, 53.91, 37.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.98% 0.1225 0.0705) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.98% 0.141 29.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.8339, 7.0623, 1.7171) |
| Luminance | 0.0706 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 3.49
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 3.98
Brick Red
#8F1402
ΔE00 4.13
Indian Red
#850E04
ΔE00 4.15
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 4.25
Blood Red
#980002
ΔE00 4.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8D251A #1A828D
analogous
#8D1A49 #8D251A #8D5E1A
triadic
#8D251A #1A8D25 #251A8D
tetradic
#8D251A #498D1A #1A828D #5E1A8D
square
#8D251A #498D1A #1A828D #5E1A8D
split-complementary
#8D251A #1A8D5E #1A498D
monochromatic
#260A07 #591710 #8D251A #C13324 #DD5345
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.71
#8D251A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.41
#8D251A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8D251A
8.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8D251A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8D251A | 1.00 | 8.71 | 2.41 | 8.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#443D18
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5E5315
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9C0023
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4B4B4B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8d251a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 37, 26); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.0% 0.141 29.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b76758',
500: '#8d251a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8d251a; $custom-light: #b76758; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8d251a",
"rgb": {
"r": 141,
"g": 37,
"b": 26
},
"hsl": {
"h": 5.739,
"s": 68.862,
"l": 32.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42984,
"c": 0.1413,
"h": 29.9
},
"luminance": 0.0706
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8D251A
secondary
#45B2BE
accent
#DBEC3C
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F8EBE9
border
#D1C6C5
text
#130603
muted
#827A78