#8D251C#8D251C
#8D251C is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 43.0% C 0.141 H 29.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8D251C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(141, 37, 28) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 67%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(5, 80%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 73.8%, 80.1%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.97, 43.07, 31.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.97, 53.30, 36.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.01% 0.1231 0.0687) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.01% 0.141 29.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.8571, 7.0715, 1.8390) |
| Luminance | 0.0707 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 3.89
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 4.03
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 4.07
Indian Red
#850E04
ΔE00 4.50
Brick Red
#8F1402
ΔE00 4.67
Darkred
#8B0000
ΔE00 4.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8D251C #1C848D
analogous
#8D1C4B #8D251C #8D5D1C
triadic
#8D251C #1C8D25 #251C8D
tetradic
#8D251C #4B8D1C #1C848D #5D1C8D
square
#8D251C #4B8D1C #1C848D #5D1C8D
split-complementary
#8D251C #1C8D5D #1C4B8D
monochromatic
#270A08 #5A1812 #8D251C #C03226 #DB5449
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.70
#8D251C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.41
#8D251C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8D251C
8.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8D251C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8D251C | 1.00 | 8.70 | 2.41 | 8.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#443D1A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5E5418
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9C0024
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4B4B4B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8d251c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 37, 28); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.0% 0.141 29.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b66759',
500: '#8d251c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8d251c; $custom-light: #b66759; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8d251c",
"rgb": {
"r": 141,
"g": 37,
"b": 28
},
"hsl": {
"h": 4.779,
"s": 66.864,
"l": 33.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43006,
"c": 0.14098,
"h": 29.2
},
"luminance": 0.0707
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8D251C
secondary
#48B3BD
accent
#DCEA3E
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F8EBE9
border
#D1C6C5
text
#130603
muted
#827A78