#8C133F
Closest named color: Red Wine (#8C0034). oklch(42% 0.155 6.6), rgb(140, 19, 63).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (9.21:1).
About this color
#8C133F is a dark, vivid red. In OKLCH its lightness is 42%, its chroma 0.155 and its hue 7°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Red Wine (#8C0034), ΔE 0.018 away. White text reads best on it, at 9.21:1.
| Hue family | Reds |
| Lightness | dark (42%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.155) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Red Wine (#8C0034) |
| Black text | 2.28:1 |
| White text | 9.21:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8C133F |
| RGB | rgb(140, 19, 63) |
| HSL | hsl(338, 76%, 31%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42% 0.155 6.6) |
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 #8C133F | 9.21:1 | AAA | Lc -94.1 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #8C133F | 2.28:1 | Fails | Lc 14.4 | Not readable |
| #8C133F text on white | 9.21:1 | AAA | Lc 89.6 | Fine for body text |
| #8C133F 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
#FBE3E7
oklch(93.6% 0.027 6.2)
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Step 200
200
#F8CCD3
oklch(88.5% 0.05 7.4)
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Step 300
300
#F4A8B7
oklch(80.9% 0.091 6.3)
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Step 400
400
#EA7692
oklch(70.6% 0.145 6.2)
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Step 500
500
#E04C77
oklch(63.1% 0.186 6.5)
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Step 600
600
#CB2560
oklch(55.6% 0.201 6.5)
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Step 700
700
#AF134F
oklch(49.1% 0.187 6.6)
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Step 800
800 (this color)
#8C133F
oklch(42% 0.155 6.6)
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Step 900
900
#721C37
oklch(37.6% 0.121 6.3)
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Step 950
950
#431220
oklch(26.9% 0.076 6.4)
#8C133F 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) | #363840 | 0.175 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #55503C | 0.158 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #990028 | 0.041 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #484848 | 0.156 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8C133F
#8C133F
oklch(42% 0.155 6.6)
- #005A54
#005A54
oklch(42.1% 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 #8C133F, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Red Wine #8C0034 ΔE 0.018
- Mulberry #920A4E ΔE 0.028
- Purple Red #990147 ΔE 0.030
- Berry #990F4B ΔE 0.032
- Red Purple #820747 ΔE 0.033
- Wine #80013F ΔE 0.035
- Cranberry #9E003A ΔE 0.038
- Bordeaux #7B002C ΔE 0.050
Use #8C133F 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.