#8E2124#8E2124

#8E2124 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.144 H 24.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2124
RGB	rgb(142, 33, 36)
HSL	hsl(358, 62%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(358, 77%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.8%, 74.6%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.73, 45.22, 26.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.73, 52.35, 30.25°)
OKLab	oklab(42.9% 0.1315 0.0598)
OKLCH	oklch(42.9% 0.145 24.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.0190, 6.9677, 2.3808)
Luminance	0.0697 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2124 #218E8B

analogous

#8E215B #8E2124 #8E5521

triadic

#8E2124 #248E21 #21248E

tetradic

#8E2124 #5B8E21 #218E8B #55218E

square

#8E2124 #5B8E21 #218E8B #55218E

split-complementary

#8E2124 #218E55 #215B8E

monochromatic

#2B0A0B #5C1517 #8E2124 #C02D31 #D75256

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.77

#8E2124 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.39

#8E2124 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2124

8.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2124	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2124	1.00	8.77	2.39	8.77
#FFFFFF	8.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#413C23

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D5320

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9D0023

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2124;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 33, 36);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.144 24.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b7665f',
    500: '#8e2124',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2124;
$custom-light: #b7665f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2124",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 36
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.349,
    "s": 62.286,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42898,
    "c": 0.1445,
    "h": 24.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.06966
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2124

secondary

#50BAB8

accent

#E5E142

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F8EBE9

border

#D1C6C5

text

#130604

muted

#827A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2124

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

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