#8E1B2E#8E1B2E
#8E1B2E is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 42.5% C 0.149 H 17.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E1B2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 27, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(350, 68%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(350, 81%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 81%, 67.6%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.19, 47.70, 19.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.19, 51.47, 22.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.55% 0.1418 0.0459) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.55% 0.149 17.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.0417, 6.7338, 3.2499) |
| Luminance | 0.0673 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Burgundy
#800020
ΔE00 4.18
Wine Red
#7B0323
ΔE00 4.78
Red Wine
#8C0034
ΔE00 5.00
Cranberry
#9E003A
ΔE00 5.03
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 5.59
Bordeaux
#7B002C
ΔE00 6.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E1B2E #1B8E7B
analogous
#8E1B67 #8E1B2E #8E411B
triadic
#8E1B2E #2E8E1B #1B2E8E
tetradic
#8E1B2E #678E1B #1B8E7B #411B8E
square
#8E1B2E #678E1B #1B8E7B #411B8E
split-complementary
#8E1B2E #1B8E41 #1B678E
monochromatic
#27070D #5B111D #8E1B2E #C1253F #DC4760
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.95
#8E1B2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.35
#8E1B2E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8E1B2E
8.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E1B2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E1B2E | 1.00 | 8.95 | 2.35 | 8.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3D3A2E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5A522B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9C0023
Achromatopsia (no color)
#494949
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e1b2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 27, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.5% 0.149 17.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b66466',
500: '#8e1b2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e1b2e; $custom-light: #b66466; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e1b2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 27,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 350.087,
"s": 68.047,
"l": 33.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42549,
"c": 0.14901,
"h": 17.9
},
"luminance": 0.06732
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E1B2E
secondary
#47BEAA
accent
#EBCE3D
background
#FCF6F6
surface
#F8EBEB
border
#D1C6C6
text
#130606
muted
#827A7A