#8E241E#8E241E
#8E241E is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 43.1% C 0.143 H 28.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E241E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 36, 30) |
| HSL | hsl(3, 65%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(3, 79%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 74.6%, 78.9%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.05, 43.87, 30.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.05, 53.35, 34.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.11% 0.1259 0.067) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.11% 0.143 28) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.0220, 7.1081, 1.9670) |
| Luminance | 0.0711 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 3.73
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 3.79
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 4.81
Indian Red
#850E04
ΔE00 4.98
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.06
Blood Red
#980002
ΔE00 5.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E241E #1E888E
analogous
#8E1E50 #8E241E #8E5C1E
triadic
#8E241E #1E8E24 #241E8E
tetradic
#8E241E #508E1E #1E888E #5C1E8E
square
#8E241E #508E1E #1E888E #5C1E8E
split-complementary
#8E241E #1E8E5C #1E508E
monochromatic
#290A09 #5B1713 #8E241E #C13129 #D9554D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.67
#8E241E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.42
#8E241E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8E241E
8.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E241E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E241E | 1.00 | 8.67 | 2.42 | 8.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#443D1C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5E541A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9D0024
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4B4B4B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e241e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 36, 30); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.1% 0.143 28.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b7675a',
500: '#8e241e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e241e; $custom-light: #b7675a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e241e",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 36,
"b": 30
},
"hsl": {
"h": 3.214,
"s": 65.116,
"l": 33.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43111,
"c": 0.14262,
"h": 28
},
"luminance": 0.07106
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E241E
secondary
#4CB6BC
accent
#DFE840
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F8EBE9
border
#D1C6C5
text
#130604
muted
#827A79