#8E231C#8E231C

#8E231C is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 43.0% C 0.144 H 28.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E231C
RGB	rgb(142, 35, 28)
HSL	hsl(4, 67%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(4, 80%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.4%, 80.3%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.89, 44.16, 31.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.89, 54.17, 35.39°)
OKLab	oklab(42.99% 0.1264 0.0686)
OKLCH	oklch(42.99% 0.144 28.5)
XYZ	xyz(11.9674, 7.0385, 1.8268)
Luminance	0.0704 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E231C #1C878E

analogous

#8E1C4E #8E231C #8E5C1C

triadic

#8E231C #1C8E23 #231C8E

tetradic

#8E231C #4E8E1C #1C878E #5C1C8E

square

#8E231C #4E8E1C #1C878E #5C1C8E

split-complementary

#8E231C #1C8E5C #1C4E8E

monochromatic

#280A08 #5B1612 #8E231C #C13026 #DB5249

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.72

#8E231C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.41

#8E231C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E231C

8.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E231C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E231C	1.00	8.72	2.41	8.72
#FFFFFF	8.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#433C1A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5E5417

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9D0023

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e231c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 35, 28);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.0% 0.144 28.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b76759',
    500: '#8e231c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e231c;
$custom-light: #b76759;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e231c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 28
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.684,
    "s": 67.059,
    "l": 33.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42987,
    "c": 0.14382,
    "h": 28.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07037
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E231C

secondary

#49B6BD

accent

#DFEA3E

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F8EBE9

border

#D1C6C5

text

#130603

muted

#827A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E231C

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