#8E1532#8E1532

#8E1532 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.065; OKLCH L 42.2% C 0.154 H 14.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E1532
RGB	rgb(142, 21, 50)
HSL	hsl(346, 74%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(346, 85%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 85.2%, 64.8%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.69, 49.60, 16.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.69, 52.13, 17.93°)
OKLab	oklab(42.2% 0.1488 0.0388)
OKLCH	oklch(42.2% 0.154 14.6)
XYZ	xyz(12.0005, 6.5193, 3.6435)
Luminance	0.0652 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E1532 #158E71

analogous

#8E156F #8E1532 #8E3515

triadic

#8E1532 #328E15 #15328E

tetradic

#8E1532 #6F8E15 #158E71 #35158E

square

#8E1532 #6F8E15 #158E71 #35158E

split-complementary

#8E1532 #158E35 #156F8E

monochromatic

#23050C #590D1F #8E1532 #C31D45 #E23B63

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.12

#8E1532 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.30

#8E1532 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E1532

9.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E1532	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E1532	1.00	9.12	2.30	9.12
#FFFFFF	9.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3A3832

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#58512F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C0022

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e1532;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 21, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.2% 0.154 14.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b66269',
    500: '#8e1532',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e1532;
$custom-light: #b66269;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e1532",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 21,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 345.62,
    "s": 74.233,
    "l": 31.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.422,
    "c": 0.15373,
    "h": 14.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.06517
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E1532

secondary

#3DC2A2

accent

#F1C437

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F8EBEB

border

#D1C6C6

text

#130606

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E1532

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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