#8E2018#8E2018
#8E2018 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 42.7% C 0.147 H 29.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E2018 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 32, 24) |
| HSL | hsl(4, 71%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(4, 83%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 77.5%, 83.1%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.47, 45.10, 33.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.47, 56.02, 36.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.66% 0.1285 0.0712) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.66% 0.147 29) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.8381, 6.8516, 1.5632) |
| Luminance | 0.0685 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 3.19
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 3.58
Indian Red
#850E04
ΔE00 3.79
Brick Red
#8F1402
ΔE00 3.98
Darkred
#8B0000
ΔE00 4.02
Blood Red
#980002
ΔE00 4.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E2018 #18868E
analogous
#8E184B #8E2018 #8E5B18
triadic
#8E2018 #188E20 #20188E
tetradic
#8E2018 #4B8E18 #18868E #5B188E
square
#8E2018 #4B8E18 #18868E #5B188E
split-complementary
#8E2018 #188E5B #184B8E
monochromatic
#250806 #5A140F #8E2018 #C22C21 #DF4C41
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.86
#8E2018 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.37
#8E2018 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8E2018
8.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E2018 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E2018 | 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)
#423B16
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5D5312
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9D001F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4A4A4A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e2018; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 32, 24); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.7% 0.147 29.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b86556',
500: '#8e2018',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e2018; $custom-light: #b86556; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e2018",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 32,
"b": 24
},
"hsl": {
"h": 4.068,
"s": 71.084,
"l": 32.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42655,
"c": 0.14694,
"h": 29
},
"luminance": 0.0685
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E2018
secondary
#42B7C0
accent
#E2EE3A
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F8EBE9
border
#D1C6C5
text
#130603
muted
#827A78