#8E1D14#8E1D14
#8E1D14 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 42.3% C 0.150 H 29.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E1D14 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 29, 20) |
| HSL | hsl(4, 75%, 32%) |
| HSV | hsv(4, 86%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 79.6%, 85.9%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.07, 45.99, 35.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.07, 57.82, 37.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.35% 0.1305 0.0737) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.35% 0.15 29.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.7224, 6.6819, 1.3342) |
| Luminance | 0.0668 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 3.02
Indian Red
#850E04
ΔE00 3.11
Brick Red
#8F1402
ΔE00 3.18
Darkred
#8B0000
ΔE00 3.27
Blood Red
#980002
ΔE00 3.34
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 3.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E1D14 #14858E
analogous
#8E1448 #8E1D14 #8E5A14
triadic
#8E1D14 #148E1D #1D148E
tetradic
#8E1D14 #488E14 #14858E #5A148E
square
#8E1D14 #488E14 #14858E #5A148E
split-complementary
#8E1D14 #148E5A #14488E
monochromatic
#230705 #58120C #8E1D14 #C4281C #E34639
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.99
#8E1D14 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.34
#8E1D14 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8E1D14
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E1D14 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E1D14 | 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)
#413911
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5D520D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9D001C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#494949
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e1d14; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 29, 20); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.3% 0.150 29.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b86453',
500: '#8e1d14',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e1d14; $custom-light: #b86453; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e1d14",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 29,
"b": 20
},
"hsl": {
"h": 4.426,
"s": 75.309,
"l": 31.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42349,
"c": 0.14987,
"h": 29.4
},
"luminance": 0.0668
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E1D14
secondary
#3CB8C2
accent
#E4F236
background
#FCF6F4
surface
#F8EBE7
border
#D1C6C3
text
#130602
muted
#827A78