#8F231B#8F231B

#8F231B is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 43.2% C 0.145 H 28.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8F231B
RGB	rgb(143, 35, 27)
HSL	hsl(4, 68%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(4, 81%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.5%, 81.1%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.08, 44.46, 32.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.08, 54.90, 35.92°)
OKLab	oklab(43.16% 0.127 0.07)
OKLCH	oklch(43.16% 0.145 28.9)
XYZ	xyz(12.1280, 7.1227, 1.7729)
Luminance	0.0712 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8F231B #1B878F

analogous

#8F1B4D #8F231B #8F5D1B

triadic

#8F231B #1B8F23 #231B8F

tetradic

#8F231B #4D8F1B #1B878F #5D1B8F

square

#8F231B #4D8F1B #1B878F #5D1B8F

split-complementary

#8F231B #1B8F5D #1B4D8F

monochromatic

#280A08 #5C1611 #8F231B #C23025 #DC5248

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.66

#8F231B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.42

#8F231B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8F231B

8.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8F231B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8F231B	1.00	8.66	2.42	8.66
#FFFFFF	8.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#443C19

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5E5416

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9E0022

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8f231b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(143, 35, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.2% 0.145 28.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b86758',
    500: '#8f231b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8f231b;
$custom-light: #b86758;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8f231b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 143,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.138,
    "s": 68.235,
    "l": 33.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43161,
    "c": 0.14502,
    "h": 28.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.07121
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8F231B

secondary

#48B6BE

accent

#DFEB3D

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F8EBE9

border

#D1C6C5

text

#130603

muted

#827A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #8F231B

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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