#8B031CBarbera (#8B031C) is a dark, saturated red with an OKLCH hue of 22°, lightness 0.4 and chroma 0.161. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as an accent color: strong in focal moments, dominant over large fields.
| HEX | #8B031C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 3, 28) |
| HSL | hsl(349, 96%, 28%) |
| HSV | hsv(349, 98%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 98%, 80%, 45%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(28.5 51.1 27.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.403 0.161 22) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Barbera is virtually unchanged; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.4), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#8b0019 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchanged#8d001b — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchanged#8b031c — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#8b041d — ΔE 0.1, is virtually unchangedTest Barbera in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 9.87:1 and against black 2.13:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid black text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#ee9390 · #cb6765 · #a93a3d · #8b031c · #4b0009 · #1b0001
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#a0520e · #98320c · #8b031c · #6e002d · #500032 · #35002e
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#c0975f · #ae7400 · #7f5d2b · #8b031c · #5e000e · #340004
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#00deeb · #b37471 · #815c5a · #8b031c · #501417 · #260507
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e1f7f8 · #ba9f9e · #566566 · #8b031c · #432928 · #000202
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#e6f5f6 · #bccdce · #8da1a2 · #0c282a · #000607 · #8b031c
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#cffcff · #00bdc8 · #006f76 · #8b031c · #00393d · #1b0001
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#dacef1 · #80cec0 · #527a90 · #4f597b · #8b031c · #1b0411
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e0fbdd · #75bb6e · #2a5bbb · #8b031c · #042975 · #000200
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f2f6d1 · #a9ae45 · #006f76 · #8b031c · #36196f · #000203
#A4393C · #BC5D5C · #D3807D · #E9A3A0 · #FEC6C3
#770015 · #62000F · #4E000A · #3B0005 · #2A0002
#7F2327 · #723131 · #653C3A
Its chroma is high enough to carry accents, calls to action, and focal moments; large fields of it will dominate a composition. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.