#8E222C#8E222C

#8E222C is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 43.1% C 0.143 H 20.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E222C
RGB	rgb(142, 34, 44)
HSL	hsl(354, 61%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(354, 76%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.1%, 69%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.98, 45.27, 21.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.98, 50.17, 25.52°)
OKLab	oklab(43.13% 0.1335 0.0508)
OKLCH	oklch(43.13% 0.143 20.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.1833, 7.0785, 3.1072)
Luminance	0.0708 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E222C #228E84

analogous

#8E2262 #8E222C #8E4E22

triadic

#8E222C #2C8E22 #222C8E

tetradic

#8E222C #628E22 #228E84 #4E228E

square

#8E222C #628E22 #228E84 #4E228E

split-complementary

#8E222C #228E4E #22628E

monochromatic

#2B0A0D #5D161D #8E222C #BF2E3B #D65460

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.69

#8E222C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.42

#8E222C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E222C

8.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E222C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E222C	1.00	8.69	2.42	8.69
#FFFFFF	8.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#413D2C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C5429

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C0027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e222c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 34, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.1% 0.143 20.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b66665',
    500: '#8e222c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e222c;
$custom-light: #b66665;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e222c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.444,
    "s": 61.364,
    "l": 34.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43125,
    "c": 0.14285,
    "h": 20.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07077
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E222C

secondary

#52BAB0

accent

#E4D643

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F8EBEB

border

#D1C6C6

text

#130605

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E222C

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

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