#8C1240
Closest named color: Red Wine (#8C0034). oklch(42% 0.156 5.9), rgb(140, 18, 64).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (9.22:1).
About this color
#8C1240 is a dark, vivid red. In OKLCH its lightness is 42%, its chroma 0.156 and its hue 6°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Red Wine (#8C0034), ΔE 0.019 away. White text reads best on it, at 9.22:1.
| Hue family | Reds |
| Lightness | dark (42%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.156) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Red Wine (#8C0034) |
| Black text | 2.27:1 |
| White text | 9.22:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8C1240 |
| RGB | rgb(140, 18, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(337, 77%, 31%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42% 0.156 5.9) |
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 #8C1240 | 9.22:1 | AAA | Lc -94.1 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #8C1240 | 2.27:1 | Fails | Lc 14.3 | Not readable |
| #8C1240 text on white | 9.22:1 | AAA | Lc 89.6 | Fine for body text |
| #8C1240 text on black | 2.27:1 | 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
#FBE3E7
oklch(93.6% 0.027 6.2)
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Step 200
200
#F8CCD4
oklch(88.5% 0.051 5.9)
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Step 300
300
#F4A8B8
oklch(80.9% 0.092 5.5)
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Step 400
400
#EA7693
oklch(70.7% 0.146 5.7)
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Step 500
500
#E04C78
oklch(63.1% 0.186 6.1)
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Step 600
600
#CB2461
oklch(55.6% 0.202 6)
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Step 700
700
#AF1150
oklch(49% 0.188 6)
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Step 800
800 (this color)
#8C1240
oklch(42% 0.156 5.9)
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Step 900
900
#731C38
oklch(37.8% 0.122 5.9)
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Step 950
950
#441221
oklch(27.1% 0.078 5.6)
#8C1240 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) | #353841 | 0.177 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #55503D | 0.159 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #990028 | 0.042 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #474747 | 0.158 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8C1240
#8C1240
oklch(42% 0.156 5.9)
- #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 #8C1240, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Red Wine #8C0034 ΔE 0.019
- Mulberry #920A4E ΔE 0.026
- Purple Red #990147 ΔE 0.029
- Red Purple #820747 ΔE 0.031
- Berry #990F4B ΔE 0.032
- Wine #80013F ΔE 0.034
- Cranberry #9E003A ΔE 0.038
- Bordeaux #7B002C ΔE 0.050
Use #8C1240 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.