#8E2029#8E2029
#8E2029 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.145 H 21.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E2029 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 32, 41) |
| HSL | hsl(355, 63%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(355, 77%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 77.5%, 71.1%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.68, 45.81, 23.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.68, 51.34, 26.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.89% 0.1346 0.0538) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.89% 0.145 21.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.0734, 6.9457, 2.8023) |
| Luminance | 0.0694 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Burgundy
#800020
ΔE00 4.83
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 5.64
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.86
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 5.98
Wine Red
#7B0323
ΔE00 6.02
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 6.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E2029 #208E85
analogous
#8E2060 #8E2029 #8E4E20
triadic
#8E2029 #298E20 #20298E
tetradic
#8E2029 #608E20 #208E85 #4E208E
square
#8E2029 #608E20 #208E85 #4E208E
split-complementary
#8E2029 #208E4E #20608E
monochromatic
#2A090C #5C151B #8E2029 #C02B37 #D8515C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.79
#8E2029 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.39
#8E2029 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8E2029
8.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E2029 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E2029 | 1.00 | 8.79 | 2.39 | 8.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#403C28
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5C5325
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9C0024
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4B4B4B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e2029; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 32, 41); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.145 21.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b66662',
500: '#8e2029',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e2029; $custom-light: #b66662; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e2029",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 32,
"b": 41
},
"hsl": {
"h": 355.091,
"s": 63.218,
"l": 34.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42885,
"c": 0.14491,
"h": 21.8
},
"luminance": 0.06944
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E2029
secondary
#4FBBB2
accent
#E6D942
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F8EBEA
border
#D1C6C6
text
#130605
muted
#827A79