#8E2128#8E2128

#8E2128 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 43.0% C 0.144 H 22.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2128
RGB	rgb(142, 33, 40)
HSL	hsl(356, 62%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(356, 77%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.8%, 71.8%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.79, 45.41, 23.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.79, 51.33, 27.79°)
OKLab	oklab(42.96% 0.1331 0.0553)
OKLCH	oklch(42.96% 0.144 22.6)
XYZ	xyz(12.0835, 6.9935, 2.7207)
Luminance	0.0699 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2128 #218E87

analogous

#8E215F #8E2128 #8E5121

triadic

#8E2128 #288E21 #21288E

tetradic

#8E2128 #5F8E21 #218E87 #51218E

square

#8E2128 #5F8E21 #218E87 #51218E

split-complementary

#8E2128 #218E51 #215F8E

monochromatic

#2B0A0C #5C151A #8E2128 #C02D36 #D7525B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.76

#8E2128 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.40

#8E2128 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2128

8.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2128	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2128	1.00	8.76	2.40	8.76
#FFFFFF	8.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#413C27

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C5324

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C0025

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2128;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 33, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.0% 0.144 22.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b76662',
    500: '#8e2128',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2128;
$custom-light: #b76662;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2128",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.147,
    "s": 62.286,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42961,
    "c": 0.14408,
    "h": 22.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.06992
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2128

secondary

#50BAB4

accent

#E5DB42

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F8EBEA

border

#D1C6C6

text

#130605

muted

#827A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2128

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

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