#8F252B#8F252B

#8F252B is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 43.6% C 0.141 H 22.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8F252B
RGB	rgb(143, 37, 43)
HSL	hsl(357, 59%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(357, 74%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.1%, 69.9%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.57, 44.43, 23.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.57, 50.04, 27.38°)
OKLab	oklab(43.59% 0.1305 0.0537)
OKLCH	oklch(43.59% 0.141 22.4)
XYZ	xyz(12.4267, 7.3390, 3.0473)
Luminance	0.0734 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8F252B #258F89

analogous

#8F2560 #8F252B #8F5425

triadic

#8F252B #2B8F25 #252B8F

tetradic

#8F252B #608F25 #258F89 #54258F

square

#8F252B #608F25 #258F89 #54258F

split-complementary

#8F252B #258F54 #25608F

monochromatic

#2E0C0E #5E181C #8F252B #C0323A #D45A61

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.51

#8F252B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.47

#8F252B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8F252B

8.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8F252B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8F252B	1.00	8.51	2.47	8.51
#FFFFFF	8.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#433E2A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5E5528

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9D0028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8f252b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(143, 37, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.6% 0.141 22.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b76864',
    500: '#8f252b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8f252b;
$custom-light: #b76864;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8f252b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 143,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.604,
    "s": 58.889,
    "l": 35.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43588,
    "c": 0.14111,
    "h": 22.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07337
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8F252B

secondary

#57B9B3

accent

#E2D946

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F8EBEA

border

#D1C6C6

text

#130705

muted

#827A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8F252B

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