#8F251C#8F251C
#8F251C is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 43.4% C 0.143 H 29.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8F251C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(143, 37, 28) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 67%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(5, 80%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 74.1%, 80.4%, 43.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.37, 43.75, 31.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.37, 54.16, 36.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.38% 0.125 0.0697) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.38% 0.143 29.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.2003, 7.2485, 1.8551) |
| Luminance | 0.0725 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 3.85
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 3.97
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 4.01
Brick Red
#8F1402
ΔE00 4.60
Indian Red
#850E04
ΔE00 4.62
Blood Red
#980002
ΔE00 4.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8F251C #1C868F
analogous
#8F1C4C #8F251C #8F5E1C
triadic
#8F251C #1C8F25 #251C8F
tetradic
#8F251C #4C8F1C #1C868F #5E1C8F
square
#8F251C #4C8F1C #1C868F #5E1C8F
split-complementary
#8F251C #1C8F5E #1C4C8F
monochromatic
#290B08 #5C1812 #8F251C #C23226 #DC554A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.57
#8F251C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.45
#8F251C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8F251C
8.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8F251C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8F251C | 1.00 | 8.57 | 2.45 | 8.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#453D1A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5F5517
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9E0024
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4C4C4C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8f251c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(143, 37, 28); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.4% 0.143 29.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b86859',
500: '#8f251c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8f251c; $custom-light: #b86859; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8f251c",
"rgb": {
"r": 143,
"g": 37,
"b": 28
},
"hsl": {
"h": 4.696,
"s": 67.251,
"l": 33.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43375,
"c": 0.1431,
"h": 29.1
},
"luminance": 0.07247
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8F251C
secondary
#49B4BE
accent
#DDEA3E
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F8EBE9
border
#D1C6C5
text
#130603
muted
#827A78