#8E1D32#8E1D32

#8E1D32 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 42.8% C 0.147 H 16.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E1D32
RGB	rgb(142, 29, 50)
HSL	hsl(349, 66%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(349, 80%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.6%, 64.8%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.49, 47.33, 17.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.49, 50.32, 19.86°)
OKLab	oklab(42.79% 0.1414 0.0413)
OKLCH	oklch(42.79% 0.147 16.3)
XYZ	xyz(12.1717, 6.8616, 3.7005)
Luminance	0.0686 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E1D32 #1D8E79

analogous

#8E1D6A #8E1D32 #8E411D

triadic

#8E1D32 #328E1D #1D328E

tetradic

#8E1D32 #6A8E1D #1D8E79 #411D8E

square

#8E1D32 #6A8E1D #1D8E79 #411D8E

split-complementary

#8E1D32 #1D8E41 #1D6A8E

monochromatic

#28080E #5B1320 #8E1D32 #C12744 #DA4B66

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.85

#8E1D32 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.37

#8E1D32 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E1D32

8.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E1D32	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E1D32	1.00	8.85	2.37	8.85
#FFFFFF	8.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3E3B32

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A532F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C0026

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e1d32;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 29, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.8% 0.147 16.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b66569',
    500: '#8e1d32',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e1d32;
$custom-light: #b66569;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e1d32",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 29,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 348.85,
    "s": 66.082,
    "l": 33.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42793,
    "c": 0.1473,
    "h": 16.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.0686
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E1D32

secondary

#4ABDA7

accent

#E9C93F

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F8EBEB

border

#D1C6C6

text

#120606

muted

#817A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E1D32

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