#8E161F#8E161F
#8E161F is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.064; OKLCH L 41.9% C 0.154 H 23.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E161F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 22, 31) |
| HSL | hsl(356, 73%, 32%) |
| HSV | hsv(356, 85%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 84.5%, 78.2%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(30.46, 48.40, 28.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(30.46, 55.93, 30.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(41.93% 0.1405 0.0622) |
| OKLCH | oklch(41.93% 0.154 23.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.6910, 6.4254, 1.9207) |
| Luminance | 0.0642 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 3.52
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 3.73
Burgundy
#800020
ΔE00 5.13
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.84
Indian Red
#850E04
ΔE00 6.31
Dark Red
#840000
ΔE00 6.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E161F #168E85
analogous
#8E165B #8E161F #8E4916
triadic
#8E161F #1F8E16 #161F8E
tetradic
#8E161F #5B8E16 #168E85 #49168E
square
#8E161F #5B8E16 #168E85 #49168E
split-complementary
#8E161F #168E49 #165B8E
monochromatic
#240608 #590E13 #8E161F #C31E2B #E13D4A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.19
#8E161F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.28
#8E161F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8E161F
9.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E161F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E161F | 1.00 | 9.19 | 2.28 | 9.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3D371E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5A511A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9D001B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#484848
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e161f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 22, 31); /* oklch */ color: oklch(41.9% 0.154 23.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b8625b',
500: '#8e161f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e161f; $custom-light: #b8625b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e161f",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 22,
"b": 31
},
"hsl": {
"h": 355.5,
"s": 73.171,
"l": 32.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.41932,
"c": 0.15362,
"h": 23.9
},
"luminance": 0.06424
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E161F
secondary
#3FC1B7
accent
#F0E238
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F8EBE9
border
#D1C6C5
text
#130604
muted
#827A79