#8D2C1B#8D2C1B
#8D2C1B is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 43.8% C 0.135 H 32.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8D2C1B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(141, 44, 27) |
| HSL | hsl(9, 68%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(9, 81%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 68.8%, 80.9%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.02, 40.14, 33.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.02, 51.99, 39.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.79% 0.1138 0.072) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.79% 0.135 32.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.0844, 7.5450, 1.8567) |
| Luminance | 0.0754 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 1.96
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.11
Brick Red
#8F1402
ΔE00 4.24
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.47
Indian Red
#850E04
ΔE00 4.89
Brown Red
#922B05
ΔE00 4.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8D2C1B #1B7C8D
analogous
#8D1B43 #8D2C1B #8D651B
triadic
#8D2C1B #1B8D2C #2C1B8D
tetradic
#8D2C1B #438D1B #1B7C8D #651B8D
square
#8D2C1B #438D1B #1B7C8D #651B8D
split-complementary
#8D2C1B #1B8D65 #1B438D
monochromatic
#260C07 #5A1C11 #8D2C1B #C03C25 #DC5D47
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.37
#8D2C1B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.51
#8D2C1B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8D2C1B
8.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8D2C1B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8D2C1B | 1.00 | 8.37 | 2.51 | 8.37 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#484018
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#605617
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9C0D29
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4E4E4E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8d2c1b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 44, 27); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.8% 0.135 32.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b66b59',
500: '#8d2c1b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8d2c1b; $custom-light: #b66b59; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8d2c1b",
"rgb": {
"r": 141,
"g": 44,
"b": 27
},
"hsl": {
"h": 8.947,
"s": 67.857,
"l": 32.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43788,
"c": 0.1346,
"h": 32.3
},
"luminance": 0.07543
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8D2C1B
secondary
#46ACBD
accent
#D1EB3D
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F8EBE9
border
#D1C6C5
text
#130703
muted
#827A78