#8F2520#8F2520
#8F2520 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 43.4% C 0.142 H 27.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8F2520 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(143, 37, 32) |
| HSL | hsl(3, 63%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(3, 78%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 74.1%, 77.6%, 43.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.41, 43.90, 29.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.41, 52.96, 34.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.42% 0.1263 0.0659) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.42% 0.142 27.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.2514, 7.2689, 2.1242) |
| Luminance | 0.0727 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 3.75
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 4.08
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 4.70
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 5.15
Indian Red
#850E04
ΔE00 5.47
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8F2520 #208A8F
analogous
#8F2053 #8F2520 #8F5D20
triadic
#8F2520 #208F25 #25208F
tetradic
#8F2520 #538F20 #208A8F #5D208F
square
#8F2520 #538F20 #208A8F #5D208F
split-complementary
#8F2520 #208F5D #20538F
monochromatic
#2B0B0A #5D1815 #8F2520 #C1322B #D85751
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.56
#8F2520 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.45
#8F2520 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8F2520
8.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8F2520 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8F2520 | 1.00 | 8.56 | 2.45 | 8.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#443E1E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5F551C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9E0025
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4C4C4C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8f2520; /* rgb */ color: rgb(143, 37, 32); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.4% 0.142 27.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b8685c',
500: '#8f2520',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8f2520; $custom-light: #b8685c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8f2520",
"rgb": {
"r": 143,
"g": 37,
"b": 32
},
"hsl": {
"h": 2.703,
"s": 63.429,
"l": 34.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43423,
"c": 0.14248,
"h": 27.5
},
"luminance": 0.07267
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8F2520
secondary
#4FB7BB
accent
#DFE641
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F8EBE9
border
#D1C6C5
text
#130604
muted
#827A79