#8E2222#8E2222

#8E2222 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 43.0% C 0.144 H 25.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2222
RGB	rgb(142, 34, 34)
HSL	hsl(0, 61%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(0, 76%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.1%, 76.1%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.83, 44.77, 27.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.83, 52.66, 31.77°)
OKLab	oklab(42.97% 0.1297 0.0623)
OKLCH	oklch(42.97% 0.144 25.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.0175, 7.0122, 2.2338)
Luminance	0.0701 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2222 #228E8E

analogous

#8E2258 #8E2222 #8E5822

triadic

#8E2222 #228E22 #22228E

tetradic

#8E2222 #588E22 #228E8E #58228E

square

#8E2222 #588E22 #228E8E #58228E

split-complementary

#8E2222 #228E58 #22588E

monochromatic

#2B0A0A #5D1616 #8E2222 #BF2E2E #D65454

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.74

#8E2222 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.40

#8E2222 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2222

8.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2222	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2222	1.00	8.74	2.40	8.74
#FFFFFF	8.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#423C21

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D531E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9D0023

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2222;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 34, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.0% 0.144 25.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b7665d',
    500: '#8e2222',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2222;
$custom-light: #b7665d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2222",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 61.364,
    "l": 34.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42965,
    "c": 0.14385,
    "h": 25.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.0701
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2222

secondary

#52BABA

accent

#E4E443

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F8EBE9

border

#D1C6C5

text

#130604

muted

#827A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2222

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

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