#8E222E#8E222E

#8E222E is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 43.2% C 0.143 H 19.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E222E
RGB	rgb(142, 34, 46)
HSL	hsl(353, 61%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(353, 76%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.1%, 67.6%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.02, 45.39, 20.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.02, 49.75, 24.17°)
OKLab	oklab(43.16% 0.1343 0.0483)
OKLCH	oklch(43.16% 0.143 19.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.2218, 7.0939, 3.3100)
Luminance	0.0709 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E222E #228E82

analogous

#8E2264 #8E222E #8E4C22

triadic

#8E222E #2E8E22 #222E8E

tetradic

#8E222E #648E22 #228E82 #4C228E

square

#8E222E #648E22 #228E82 #4C228E

split-complementary

#8E222E #228E4C #22648E

monochromatic

#2B0A0E #5D161E #8E222E #BF2E3E #D65463

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.68

#8E222E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.42

#8E222E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E222E

8.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E222E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E222E	1.00	8.68	2.42	8.68
#FFFFFF	8.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#413D2E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C542B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C0027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e222e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 34, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.2% 0.143 19.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b66766',
    500: '#8e222e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e222e;
$custom-light: #b66766;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e222e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.333,
    "s": 61.364,
    "l": 34.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43162,
    "c": 0.14274,
    "h": 19.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07092
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E222E

secondary

#52BAAE

accent

#E4D343

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F8EBEB

border

#D1C6C6

text

#120606

muted

#817A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E222E

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

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