#8B1640
Closest named color: Red Wine (#8C0034). oklch(42% 0.152 6.2), rgb(139, 22, 64).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (9.18:1).
About this color
#8B1640 is a dark, vivid red. In OKLCH its lightness is 42%, its chroma 0.152 and its hue 6°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Red Wine (#8C0034), ΔE 0.020 away. White text reads best on it, at 9.18:1.
| Hue family | Reds |
| Lightness | dark (42%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.152) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Red Wine (#8C0034) |
| Black text | 2.28:1 |
| White text | 9.18:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8B1640 |
| RGB | rgb(139, 22, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(338, 73%, 32%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42% 0.152 6.2) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #8B1640 | 9.18:1 | AAA | Lc -94.2 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #8B1640 | 2.28:1 | Fails | Lc 14.3 | Not readable |
| #8B1640 text on white | 9.18:1 | AAA | Lc 89.7 | Fine for body text |
| #8B1640 text on black | 2.28:1 | Fails | Lc -12.6 | Not readable |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 800.
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Step 50
50
#FDF2F4
oklch(97% 0.012 4.7)
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Step 100
100
#FAE3E7
oklch(93.6% 0.026 5.7)
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Step 200
200
#F7CCD4
oklch(88.4% 0.05 5.6)
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Step 300
300
#F3A9B7
oklch(80.9% 0.089 6.8)
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Step 400
400
#E97793
oklch(70.7% 0.143 5.9)
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Step 500
500
#DE4E78
oklch(63% 0.181 6.1)
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Step 600
600
#CA2861
oklch(55.6% 0.198 6.2)
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Step 700
700
#AE1750
oklch(49.1% 0.184 6.3)
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Step 800
800 (this color)
#8B1640
oklch(42% 0.152 6.2)
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Step 900
900
#721D38
oklch(37.7% 0.12 5.9)
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Step 950
950
#431321
oklch(27% 0.075 5.7)
#8B1640 with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #363941 | 0.172 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #55503D | 0.155 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #980029 | 0.041 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #484848 | 0.153 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8B1640
#8B1640
oklch(42% 0.152 6.2)
- #005A53
#005A53
oklch(42.1% 0.074 185.7)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #8B1640, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Red Wine #8C0034 ΔE 0.020
- Mulberry #920A4E ΔE 0.029
- Purple Red #990147 ΔE 0.032
- Red Purple #820747 ΔE 0.033
- Berry #990F4B ΔE 0.033
- Wine #80013F ΔE 0.035
- Cranberry #9E003A ΔE 0.040
- Bordeaux #7B002C ΔE 0.050
Use #8B1640 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.