#8E1A32#8E1A32

#8E1A32 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 42.6% C 0.150 H 15.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E1A32
RGB	rgb(142, 26, 50)
HSL	hsl(348, 69%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(348, 82%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.7%, 64.8%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.16, 48.24, 16.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.16, 51.04, 19.06°)
OKLab	oklab(42.55% 0.1444 0.0403)
OKLCH	oklch(42.55% 0.15 15.6)
XYZ	xyz(12.1017, 6.7217, 3.6772)
Luminance	0.0672 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E1A32 #1A8E76

analogous

#8E1A6C #8E1A32 #8E3C1A

triadic

#8E1A32 #328E1A #1A328E

tetradic

#8E1A32 #6C8E1A #1A8E76 #3C1A8E

square

#8E1A32 #6C8E1A #1A8E76 #3C1A8E

split-complementary

#8E1A32 #1A8E3C #1A6C8E

monochromatic

#27070E #5A1120 #8E1A32 #C22344 #DD4565

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.96

#8E1A32 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.34

#8E1A32 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E1A32

8.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E1A32	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E1A32	1.00	8.96	2.34	8.96
#FFFFFF	8.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3C3A32

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#59522F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C0025

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e1a32;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 26, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.6% 0.150 15.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b66369',
    500: '#8e1a32',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e1a32;
$custom-light: #b66369;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e1a32",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 26,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 347.586,
    "s": 69.048,
    "l": 32.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42553,
    "c": 0.14987,
    "h": 15.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.0672
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E1A32

secondary

#45BEA5

accent

#ECC73C

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F8EBEB

border

#D1C6C6

text

#130606

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E1A32

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