#8E2131#8E2131

#8E2131 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 43.1% C 0.144 H 17.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2131
RGB	rgb(142, 33, 49)
HSL	hsl(351, 62%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(351, 77%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.8%, 65.5%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.95, 45.92, 18.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.95, 49.45, 21.77°)
OKLab	oklab(43.13% 0.1367 0.044)
OKLCH	oklch(43.13% 0.144 17.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.2549, 7.0621, 3.6230)
Luminance	0.0706 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2131 #218E7E

analogous

#8E2168 #8E2131 #8E4821

triadic

#8E2131 #318E21 #21318E

tetradic

#8E2131 #688E21 #218E7E #48218E

square

#8E2131 #688E21 #218E7E #48218E

split-complementary

#8E2131 #218E48 #21688E

monochromatic

#2B0A0F #5C1520 #8E2131 #C02D42 #D75266

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.71

#8E2131 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.41

#8E2131 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2131

8.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2131	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2131	1.00	8.71	2.41	8.71
#FFFFFF	8.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#403D31

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B532E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C0028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2131;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 33, 49);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.1% 0.144 17.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b66668',
    500: '#8e2131',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2131;
$custom-light: #b66668;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2131",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 49
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.193,
    "s": 62.286,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43126,
    "c": 0.14361,
    "h": 17.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.0706
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2131

secondary

#50BAAB

accent

#E5CD42

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F8EBEB

border

#D1C6C6

text

#120606

muted

#817A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2131

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

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