#8D251F#8D251F
#8D251F is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 43.0% C 0.140 H 27.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8D251F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(141, 37, 31) |
| HSL | hsl(3, 64%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(3, 78%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 73.8%, 78%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.00, 43.19, 29.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.00, 52.39, 34.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.04% 0.1241 0.0658) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.04% 0.14 27.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.8948, 7.0866, 2.0376) |
| Luminance | 0.0708 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 3.95
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 3.98
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 4.90
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.13
Indian Red
#850E04
ΔE00 5.15
Darkred
#8B0000
ΔE00 5.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8D251F #1F878D
analogous
#8D1F50 #8D251F #8D5C1F
triadic
#8D251F #1F8D25 #251F8D
tetradic
#8D251F #508D1F #1F878D #5C1F8D
square
#8D251F #508D1F #1F878D #5C1F8D
split-complementary
#8D251F #1F8D5C #1F508D
monochromatic
#290B09 #5B1814 #8D251F #BF322A #D8564E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.69
#8D251F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.42
#8D251F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8D251F
8.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8D251F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8D251F | 1.00 | 8.69 | 2.42 | 8.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#443D1D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5D541B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9C0025
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4B4B4B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8d251f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 37, 31); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.0% 0.140 27.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b6675b',
500: '#8d251f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8d251f; $custom-light: #b6675b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8d251f",
"rgb": {
"r": 141,
"g": 37,
"b": 31
},
"hsl": {
"h": 3.273,
"s": 63.953,
"l": 33.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43043,
"c": 0.14049,
"h": 27.9
},
"luminance": 0.07085
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8D251F
secondary
#4DB5BB
accent
#DEE741
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F8EBE9
border
#D1C6C5
text
#130604
muted
#827A79