#8E1E27#8E1E27

#8E1E27 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 42.7% C 0.147 H 22.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E1E27
RGB	rgb(142, 30, 39)
HSL	hsl(355, 65%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(355, 79%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.9%, 72.5%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.41, 46.38, 24.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.41, 52.28, 27.46°)
OKLab	oklab(42.67% 0.1359 0.0555)
OKLCH	oklch(42.67% 0.147 22.2)
XYZ	xyz(11.9872, 6.8277, 2.6058)
Luminance	0.0683 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E1E27 #1E8E85

analogous

#8E1E5F #8E1E27 #8E4D1E

triadic

#8E1E27 #278E1E #1E278E

tetradic

#8E1E27 #5F8E1E #1E8E85 #4D1E8E

square

#8E1E27 #5F8E1E #1E8E85 #4D1E8E

split-complementary

#8E1E27 #1E8E4D #1E5F8E

monochromatic

#29090B #5B1319 #8E1E27 #C12935 #D94D58

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.88

#8E1E27 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.37

#8E1E27 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E1E27

8.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E1E27	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E1E27	1.00	8.88	2.37	8.88
#FFFFFF	8.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#403B26

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C5323

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9D0023

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e1e27;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 30, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.7% 0.147 22.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b76561',
    500: '#8e1e27',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e1e27;
$custom-light: #b76561;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e1e27",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 30,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.179,
    "s": 65.116,
    "l": 33.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42673,
    "c": 0.14682,
    "h": 22.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.06826
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E1E27

secondary

#4CBCB3

accent

#E8DB40

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F8EBE9

border

#D1C6C5

text

#130605

muted

#827A79

Preview Lab

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