#8E1E25#8E1E25

#8E1E25 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 42.6% C 0.147 H 23.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E1E25
RGB	rgb(142, 30, 37)
HSL	hsl(356, 65%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(356, 79%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.9%, 73.9%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.38, 46.29, 25.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.38, 52.77, 28.70°)
OKLab	oklab(42.64% 0.1352 0.0578)
OKLCH	oklch(42.64% 0.147 23.1)
XYZ	xyz(11.9549, 6.8148, 2.4358)
Luminance	0.0681 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E1E25 #1E8E87

analogous

#8E1E5D #8E1E25 #8E4F1E

triadic

#8E1E25 #258E1E #1E258E

tetradic

#8E1E25 #5D8E1E #1E8E87 #4F1E8E

square

#8E1E25 #5D8E1E #1E8E87 #4F1E8E

split-complementary

#8E1E25 #1E8E4F #1E5D8E

monochromatic

#29090B #5B1318 #8E1E25 #C12932 #D94D56

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.89

#8E1E25 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.36

#8E1E25 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E1E25

8.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E1E25	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E1E25	1.00	8.89	2.36	8.89
#FFFFFF	8.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#403A24

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C5221

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9D0022

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e1e25;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 30, 37);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.6% 0.147 23.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b7655f',
    500: '#8e1e25',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e1e25;
$custom-light: #b7655f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e1e25",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 30,
    "b": 37
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.25,
    "s": 65.116,
    "l": 33.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42641,
    "c": 0.14699,
    "h": 23.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.06813
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E1E25

secondary

#4CBCB5

accent

#E8DE40

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F8EBE9

border

#D1C6C5

text

#130604

muted

#827A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E1E25

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