#8E2023#8E2023

#8E2023 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 42.8% C 0.145 H 24.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2023
RGB	rgb(142, 32, 35)
HSL	hsl(358, 63%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(358, 77%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.5%, 75.4%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.59, 45.52, 26.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.59, 52.84, 30.52°)
OKLab	oklab(42.79% 0.1323 0.0606)
OKLCH	oklch(42.79% 0.145 24.6)
XYZ	xyz(11.9766, 6.9070, 2.2923)
Luminance	0.0691 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2023 #208E8B

analogous

#8E205A #8E2023 #8E5420

triadic

#8E2023 #238E20 #20238E

tetradic

#8E2023 #5A8E20 #208E8B #54208E

square

#8E2023 #5A8E20 #208E8B #54208E

split-complementary

#8E2023 #208E54 #205A8E

monochromatic

#2A090A #5C1517 #8E2023 #C02B2F #D85154

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.82

#8E2023 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.38

#8E2023 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2023

8.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2023	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2023	1.00	8.82	2.38	8.82
#FFFFFF	8.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#413B22

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C531F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9D0022

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2023;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 32, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.8% 0.145 24.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b7655e',
    500: '#8e2023',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2023;
$custom-light: #b7655e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2023",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.364,
    "s": 63.218,
    "l": 34.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4279,
    "c": 0.14549,
    "h": 24.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.06905
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2023

secondary

#4FBBB8

accent

#E6E242

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F8EBE9

border

#D1C6C5

text

#130604

muted

#827A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2023

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

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