#8D261D#8D261D
#8D261D is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 43.1% C 0.140 H 29.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8D261D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(141, 38, 29) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 66%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(5, 79%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 73%, 79.4%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.12, 42.72, 30.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.12, 52.76, 35.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.12% 0.1222 0.0681) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.12% 0.14 29.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.9008, 7.1395, 1.9136) |
| Luminance | 0.0714 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 4.05
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 4.07
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 4.16
Indian Red
#850E04
ΔE00 4.70
Brick Red
#8F1402
ΔE00 4.86
Blood Red
#980002
ΔE00 5.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8D261D #1D848D
analogous
#8D1D4C #8D261D #8D5E1D
triadic
#8D261D #1D8D26 #261D8D
tetradic
#8D261D #4C8D1D #1D848D #5E1D8D
square
#8D261D #4C8D1D #1D848D #5E1D8D
split-complementary
#8D261D #1D8D5E #1D4C8D
monochromatic
#270B08 #5A1813 #8D261D #C03427 #DA564B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.65
#8D261D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.43
#8D261D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8D261D
8.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8D261D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8D261D | 1.00 | 8.65 | 2.43 | 8.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#443D1B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5E5419
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9C0025
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4C4C4C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8d261d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 38, 29); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.1% 0.140 29.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b6685a',
500: '#8d261d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8d261d; $custom-light: #b6685a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8d261d",
"rgb": {
"r": 141,
"g": 38,
"b": 29
},
"hsl": {
"h": 4.821,
"s": 65.882,
"l": 33.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43124,
"c": 0.13989,
"h": 29.1
},
"luminance": 0.07138
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8D261D
secondary
#4AB3BC
accent
#DBE93F
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F8EBE9
border
#D1C6C5
text
#130603
muted
#827A78