#8F251B#8F251B

#8F251B is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 43.4% C 0.143 H 29.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8F251B
RGB	rgb(143, 37, 27)
HSL	hsl(5, 68%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(5, 81%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.1%, 81.1%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.36, 43.71, 32.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.36, 54.46, 36.62°)
OKLab	oklab(43.36% 0.1247 0.0706)
OKLCH	oklch(43.36% 0.143 29.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.1885, 7.2438, 1.7931)
Luminance	0.0724 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8F251B #1B858F

analogous

#8F1B4B #8F251B #8F5F1B

triadic

#8F251B #1B8F25 #251B8F

tetradic

#8F251B #4B8F1B #1B858F #5F1B8F

square

#8F251B #4B8F1B #1B858F #5F1B8F

split-complementary

#8F251B #1B8F5F #1B4B8F

monochromatic

#280A08 #5C1811 #8F251B #C23225 #DC5548

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.58

#8F251B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.45

#8F251B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8F251B

8.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8F251B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8F251B	1.00	8.58	2.45	8.58
#FFFFFF	8.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#453D19

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F5516

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9E0024

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8f251b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(143, 37, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.4% 0.143 29.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b86858',
    500: '#8f251b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8f251b;
$custom-light: #b86858;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8f251b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 143,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.172,
    "s": 68.235,
    "l": 33.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43364,
    "c": 0.14326,
    "h": 29.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07242
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8F251B

secondary

#48B4BE

accent

#DCEB3D

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F8EBE9

border

#D1C6C5

text

#130603

muted

#827A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #8F251B

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

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