#8F2C27#8F2C27
#8F2C27 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 44.3% C 0.135 H 27.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8F2C27 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(143, 44, 39) |
| HSL | hsl(3, 57%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(3, 73%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 69.2%, 72.7%, 43.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.54, 41.38, 26.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.54, 49.23, 32.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.3% 0.12 0.0611) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.3% 0.135 27) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.5959, 7.7893, 2.7593) |
| Luminance | 0.0779 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 4.30
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 4.91
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.47
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 5.57
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.73
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 5.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8F2C27 #278A8F
analogous
#8F2756 #8F2C27 #8F6027
triadic
#8F2C27 #278F2C #2C278F
tetradic
#8F2C27 #568F27 #278A8F #60278F
square
#8F2C27 #568F27 #278A8F #60278F
split-complementary
#8F2C27 #278F60 #27568F
monochromatic
#2F0E0D #5F1D1A #8F2C27 #BF3B34 #D3635D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.21
#8F2C27 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.56
#8F2C27 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8F2C27
8.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8F2C27 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8F2C27 | 1.00 | 8.21 | 2.56 | 8.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#484126
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#605724
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9D0F2C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4F4F4F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8f2c27; /* rgb */ color: rgb(143, 44, 39); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.3% 0.135 27.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b76b61',
500: '#8f2c27',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8f2c27; $custom-light: #b76b61; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8f2c27",
"rgb": {
"r": 143,
"g": 44,
"b": 39
},
"hsl": {
"h": 2.885,
"s": 57.143,
"l": 35.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.44296,
"c": 0.13459,
"h": 27
},
"luminance": 0.07787
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8F2C27
secondary
#5AB4B8
accent
#D9E047
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F8ECE9
border
#D1C7C5
text
#130705
muted
#827A79