#8F281C#8F281C

#8F281C is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 43.7% C 0.140 H 30.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8F281C
RGB	rgb(143, 40, 28)
HSL	hsl(6, 67%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(6, 80%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72%, 80.4%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.79, 42.57, 32.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.79, 53.48, 37.25°)
OKLab	oklab(43.7% 0.1213 0.0707)
OKLCH	oklch(43.7% 0.14 30.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.2975, 7.4429, 1.8875)
Luminance	0.0744 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8F281C #1C838F

analogous

#8F1C49 #8F281C #8F611C

triadic

#8F281C #1C8F28 #281C8F

tetradic

#8F281C #498F1C #1C838F #611C8F

square

#8F281C #498F1C #1C838F #611C8F

split-complementary

#8F281C #1C8F61 #1C498F

monochromatic

#290B08 #5C1A12 #8F281C #C23626 #DC594A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.44

#8F281C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.49

#8F281C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8F281C

8.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8F281C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8F281C	1.00	8.44	2.49	8.44
#FFFFFF	8.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#463F1A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#605518

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9E0026

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8f281c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(143, 40, 28);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.7% 0.140 30.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b86959',
    500: '#8f281c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8f281c;
$custom-light: #b86959;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8f281c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 143,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 28
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.261,
    "s": 67.251,
    "l": 33.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43695,
    "c": 0.14037,
    "h": 30.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.07441
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8F281C

secondary

#49B1BE

accent

#D8EA3E

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F8EBE9

border

#D1C6C5

text

#130703

muted

#827A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #8F281C

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

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