#8E2334#8E2334

#8E2334 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 43.4% C 0.142 H 16.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2334
RGB	rgb(142, 35, 52)
HSL	hsl(350, 60%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(350, 75%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.4%, 63.4%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.26, 45.40, 16.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.26, 48.41, 20.31°)
OKLab	oklab(43.38% 0.1356 0.0408)
OKLCH	oklch(43.38% 0.142 16.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.3775, 7.2026, 3.9866)
Luminance	0.0720 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2334 #238E7D

analogous

#8E236A #8E2334 #8E4723

triadic

#8E2334 #348E23 #23348E

tetradic

#8E2334 #6A8E23 #238E7D #47238E

square

#8E2334 #6A8E23 #238E7D #47238E

split-complementary

#8E2334 #238E47 #236A8E

monochromatic

#2C0B10 #5D1722 #8E2334 #BF2F46 #D5566A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.61

#8E2334 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.44

#8E2334 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2334

8.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2334	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2334	1.00	8.61	2.44	8.61
#FFFFFF	8.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#403E34

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C5431

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2334;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 35, 52);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.4% 0.142 16.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b6676b',
    500: '#8e2334',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2334;
$custom-light: #b6676b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2334",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 52
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.467,
    "s": 60.452,
    "l": 34.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4338,
    "c": 0.14163,
    "h": 16.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.07201
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2334

secondary

#53B9A9

accent

#E4CA44

background

#FBF6F6

surface

#F7EBEB

border

#D0C6C6

text

#120606

muted

#817A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2334

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

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