#8B1B41
Closest named color: Red Wine (#8C0034). oklch(42.4% 0.148 6.5), rgb(139, 27, 65).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (9.00:1).
About this color
#8B1B41 is a dark, vivid red. In OKLCH its lightness is 42%, its chroma 0.148 and its hue 6°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Red Wine (#8C0034), ΔE 0.025 away. White text reads best on it, at 9.00:1.
| Hue family | Reds |
| Lightness | dark (42%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.148) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Red Wine (#8C0034) |
| Black text | 2.33:1 |
| White text | 9.00:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8B1B41 |
| RGB | rgb(139, 27, 65) |
| HSL | hsl(340, 67%, 33%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.4% 0.148 6.5) |
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 #8B1B41 | 9.00:1 | AAA | Lc -93.9 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #8B1B41 | 2.33:1 | Fails | Lc 14.6 | Not readable |
| #8B1B41 text on white | 9.00:1 | AAA | Lc 89.4 | Fine for body text |
| #8B1B41 text on black | 2.33:1 | Fails | Lc -12.9 | 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
#F6CDD4
oklch(88.5% 0.047 6.5)
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Step 300
300
#F2AAB7
oklch(81% 0.086 7.3)
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Step 400
400
#E77992
oklch(70.7% 0.138 6.8)
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Step 500
500
#DD5178
oklch(63.2% 0.177 6.6)
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Step 600
600
#C82D61
oklch(55.6% 0.192 6.5)
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Step 700
700
#AC1D50
oklch(49.1% 0.178 6.5)
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Step 800
800 (this color)
#8B1B41
oklch(42.4% 0.148 6.5)
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Step 900
900
#711F38
oklch(37.8% 0.116 6.2)
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Step 950
950
#421421
oklch(27% 0.072 5.9)
#8B1B41 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) | #383B42 | 0.167 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #56513E | 0.151 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #98002C | 0.039 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #494949 | 0.149 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8B1B41
#8B1B41
oklch(42.4% 0.148 6.5)
- #005B55
#005B55
oklch(42.4% 0.074 187)
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 #8B1B41, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Red Wine #8C0034 ΔE 0.025
- Mulberry #920A4E ΔE 0.031
- Purple Red #990147 ΔE 0.033
- Berry #990F4B ΔE 0.033
- Red Purple #820747 ΔE 0.037
- Wine #80013F ΔE 0.040
- Cranberry #9E003A ΔE 0.040
- Bordeaux #7B002C ΔE 0.054
Use #8B1B41 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.