#8E1B32#8E1B32

#8E1B32 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 42.6% C 0.149 H 15.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E1B32
RGB	rgb(142, 27, 50)
HSL	hsl(348, 68%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(348, 81%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81%, 64.8%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.27, 47.95, 16.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.27, 50.81, 19.32°)
OKLab	oklab(42.63% 0.1434 0.0406)
OKLCH	oklch(42.63% 0.149 15.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.1243, 6.7668, 3.6847)
Luminance	0.0677 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E1B32 #1B8E77

analogous

#8E1B6B #8E1B32 #8E3D1B

triadic

#8E1B32 #328E1B #1B328E

tetradic

#8E1B32 #6B8E1B #1B8E77 #3D1B8E

square

#8E1B32 #6B8E1B #1B8E77 #3D1B8E

split-complementary

#8E1B32 #1B8E3D #1B6B8E

monochromatic

#27070E #5B1120 #8E1B32 #C12544 #DC4765

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.92

#8E1B32 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.35

#8E1B32 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E1B32

8.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E1B32	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E1B32	1.00	8.92	2.35	8.92
#FFFFFF	8.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3D3A32

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A522F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C0025

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e1b32;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 27, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.6% 0.149 15.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b66469',
    500: '#8e1b32',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e1b32;
$custom-light: #b66469;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e1b32",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 27,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 348,
    "s": 68.047,
    "l": 33.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42631,
    "c": 0.14903,
    "h": 15.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.06765
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E1B32

secondary

#47BEA6

accent

#EBC83D

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F8EBEB

border

#D1C6C6

text

#120606

muted

#817A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E1B32

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