#8E2026#8E2026
#8E2026 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 42.8% C 0.145 H 23.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E2026 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 32, 38) |
| HSL | hsl(357, 63%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(357, 77%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 77.5%, 73.2%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.64, 45.66, 25.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.64, 52.06, 28.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.84% 0.1334 0.0573) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.84% 0.145 23.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.0231, 6.9256, 2.5371) |
| Luminance | 0.0692 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 4.81
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 5.09
Burgundy
#800020
ΔE00 5.26
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.40
Wine Red
#7B0323
ΔE00 6.61
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 7.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E2026 #208E88
analogous
#8E205D #8E2026 #8E5120
triadic
#8E2026 #268E20 #20268E
tetradic
#8E2026 #5D8E20 #208E88 #51208E
square
#8E2026 #5D8E20 #208E88 #51208E
split-complementary
#8E2026 #208E51 #205D8E
monochromatic
#2A090B #5C1519 #8E2026 #C02B33 #D85158
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.81
#8E2026 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.38
#8E2026 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8E2026
8.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E2026 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E2026 | 1.00 | 8.81 | 2.38 | 8.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#413B25
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5C5322
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9D0023
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4A4A4A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e2026; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 32, 38); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.8% 0.145 23.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b76560',
500: '#8e2026',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e2026; $custom-light: #b76560; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e2026",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 32,
"b": 38
},
"hsl": {
"h": 356.727,
"s": 63.218,
"l": 34.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42836,
"c": 0.14517,
"h": 23.2
},
"luminance": 0.06924
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E2026
secondary
#4FBBB5
accent
#E6DD42
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F8EBE9
border
#D1C6C5
text
#130605
muted
#827A79