#8E1B27#8E1B27
#8E1B27 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 42.4% C 0.149 H 21.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E1B27 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 27, 39) |
| HSL | hsl(354, 68%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(354, 81%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 81%, 72.5%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.07, 47.33, 23.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.07, 52.94, 26.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.42% 0.139 0.0546) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.42% 0.149 21.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.9148, 6.6830, 2.5816) |
| Luminance | 0.0668 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Burgundy
#800020
ΔE00 4.31
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 5.49
Wine Red
#7B0323
ΔE00 5.61
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 5.68
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 6.18
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 6.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E1B27 #1B8E82
analogous
#8E1B60 #8E1B27 #8E481B
triadic
#8E1B27 #278E1B #1B278E
tetradic
#8E1B27 #608E1B #1B8E82 #481B8E
square
#8E1B27 #608E1B #1B8E82 #481B8E
split-complementary
#8E1B27 #1B8E48 #1B608E
monochromatic
#27070B #5B1119 #8E1B27 #C12535 #DC4757
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.99
#8E1B27 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.34
#8E1B27 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8E1B27
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E1B27 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E1B27 | 1.00 | 8.99 | 2.34 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3E3926
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5B5223
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9D0021
Achromatopsia (no color)
#494949
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e1b27; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 27, 39); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.4% 0.149 21.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b76361',
500: '#8e1b27',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e1b27; $custom-light: #b76361; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e1b27",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 27,
"b": 39
},
"hsl": {
"h": 353.739,
"s": 68.047,
"l": 33.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42423,
"c": 0.14929,
"h": 21.4
},
"luminance": 0.06681
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E1B27
secondary
#47BEB1
accent
#EBD93D
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F8EBE9
border
#D1C6C5
text
#130605
muted
#827A79