#8E2138#8E2138

#8E2138 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 43.3% C 0.144 H 13.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2138
RGB	rgb(142, 33, 56)
HSL	hsl(347, 62%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(347, 77%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.8%, 60.6%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.09, 46.39, 13.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.09, 48.45, 16.75°)
OKLab	oklab(43.28% 0.1396 0.0344)
OKLCH	oklch(43.28% 0.144 13.9)
XYZ	xyz(12.4142, 7.1258, 4.4623)
Luminance	0.0712 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2138 #218E77

analogous

#8E216F #8E2138 #8E4021

triadic

#8E2138 #388E21 #21388E

tetradic

#8E2138 #6F8E21 #218E77 #40218E

square

#8E2138 #6F8E21 #218E77 #40218E

split-complementary

#8E2138 #218E40 #216F8E

monochromatic

#2B0A11 #5C1524 #8E2138 #C02D4C #D7526E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.66

#8E2138 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.42

#8E2138 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2138

8.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2138	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2138	1.00	8.66	2.42	8.66
#FFFFFF	8.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3F3D38

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B5435

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C002B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2138;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 33, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.3% 0.144 13.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b5666e',
    500: '#8e2138',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2138;
$custom-light: #b5666e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2138",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 347.339,
    "s": 62.286,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4328,
    "c": 0.14379,
    "h": 13.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.07124
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2138

secondary

#50BAA4

accent

#E5C342

background

#FBF6F6

surface

#F7EBEB

border

#D0C6C6

text

#120607

muted

#817A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2138

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

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