#8F252D#8F252D
#8F252D is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 43.6% C 0.141 H 21.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8F252D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(143, 37, 45) |
| HSL | hsl(355, 59%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(355, 74%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 74.1%, 68.5%, 43.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.60, 44.55, 21.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.60, 49.59, 26.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.62% 0.1313 0.0513) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.62% 0.141 21.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.4643, 7.3541, 3.2453) |
| Luminance | 0.0735 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Burgundy
#800020
ΔE00 5.47
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.71
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 6.14
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 6.27
Wine Red
#7B0323
ΔE00 6.45
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 6.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8F252D #258F87
analogous
#8F2562 #8F252D #8F5225
triadic
#8F252D #2D8F25 #252D8F
tetradic
#8F252D #628F25 #258F87 #52258F
square
#8F252D #628F25 #258F87 #52258F
split-complementary
#8F252D #258F52 #25628F
monochromatic
#2E0C0E #5E181E #8F252D #C0323C #D45A63
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.50
#8F252D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.47
#8F252D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8F252D
8.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8F252D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8F252D | 1.00 | 8.50 | 2.47 | 8.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#433E2C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5E552A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9D0029
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4D4D4D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8f252d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(143, 37, 45); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.6% 0.141 21.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b76865',
500: '#8f252d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8f252d; $custom-light: #b76865; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8f252d",
"rgb": {
"r": 143,
"g": 37,
"b": 45
},
"hsl": {
"h": 355.472,
"s": 58.889,
"l": 35.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43624,
"c": 0.14094,
"h": 21.3
},
"luminance": 0.07352
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8F252D
secondary
#57B9B2
accent
#E2D646
background
#FCF6F6
surface
#F8EBEB
border
#D1C6C6
text
#130705
muted
#827A7A