#8E1E2E#8E1E2E
#8E1E2E is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 42.8% C 0.146 H 18.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E1E2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 30, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(351, 65%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(351, 79%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 78.9%, 67.6%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.53, 46.76, 19.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.53, 50.76, 22.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.8% 0.1387 0.0469) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.8% 0.146 18.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.1141, 6.8784, 3.2740) |
| Luminance | 0.0688 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Burgundy
#800020
ΔE00 4.41
Wine Red
#7B0323
ΔE00 5.10
Cranberry
#9E003A
ΔE00 5.43
Red Wine
#8C0034
ΔE00 5.52
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 5.65
Bordeaux
#7B002C
ΔE00 6.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E1E2E #1E8E7E
analogous
#8E1E66 #8E1E2E #8E461E
triadic
#8E1E2E #2E8E1E #1E2E8E
tetradic
#8E1E2E #668E1E #1E8E7E #461E8E
square
#8E1E2E #668E1E #1E8E7E #461E8E
split-complementary
#8E1E2E #1E8E46 #1E668E
monochromatic
#29090D #5B131E #8E1E2E #C1293E #D94D61
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.84
#8E1E2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.38
#8E1E2E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8E1E2E
8.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E1E2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E1E2E | 1.00 | 8.84 | 2.38 | 8.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3F3B2E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5B532B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9C0025
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4A4A4A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e1e2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 30, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.8% 0.146 18.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b66566',
500: '#8e1e2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e1e2e; $custom-light: #b66566; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e1e2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 30,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 351.429,
"s": 65.116,
"l": 33.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42797,
"c": 0.14643,
"h": 18.7
},
"luminance": 0.06877
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E1E2E
secondary
#4CBCAC
accent
#E8D040
background
#FCF6F6
surface
#F8EBEB
border
#D1C6C6
text
#130606
muted
#827A7A