#8E2017#8E2017

#8E2017 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 42.6% C 0.147 H 29.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2017
RGB	rgb(142, 32, 23)
HSL	hsl(5, 72%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(5, 84%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.5%, 83.8%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.46, 45.07, 33.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.46, 56.32, 36.85°)
OKLab	oklab(42.65% 0.1282 0.0721)
OKLCH	oklch(42.65% 0.147 29.3)
XYZ	xyz(11.8279, 6.8476, 1.5094)
Luminance	0.0685 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2017 #17858E

analogous

#8E1749 #8E2017 #8E5C17

triadic

#8E2017 #178E20 #20178E

tetradic

#8E2017 #498E17 #17858E #5C178E

square

#8E2017 #498E17 #17858E #5C178E

split-complementary

#8E2017 #178E5C #17498E

monochromatic

#250806 #59140E #8E2017 #C32C20 #E04C3F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.86

#8E2017 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.37

#8E2017 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2017

8.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2017	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2017	1.00	8.86	2.37	8.86
#FFFFFF	8.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#423B15

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D5311

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9D001F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2017;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 32, 23);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.6% 0.147 29.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b86555',
    500: '#8e2017',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2017;
$custom-light: #b86555;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2017",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 23
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.538,
    "s": 72.121,
    "l": 32.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42645,
    "c": 0.1471,
    "h": 29.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.06846
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2017

secondary

#40B7C0

accent

#E1EF39

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F8EBE9

border

#D1C6C5

text

#130603

muted

#827A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2017

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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