#8E2518#8E2518

#8E2518 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 43.1% C 0.143 H 30.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2518
RGB	rgb(142, 37, 24)
HSL	hsl(7, 71%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(7, 83%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.9%, 83.1%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.13, 43.27, 33.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.13, 54.95, 38.06°)
OKLab	oklab(43.15% 0.1228 0.0727)
OKLCH	oklch(43.15% 0.143 30.6)
XYZ	xyz(11.9832, 7.1417, 1.6115)
Luminance	0.0714 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2518 #18818E

analogous

#8E1846 #8E2518 #8E6018

triadic

#8E2518 #188E25 #25188E

tetradic

#8E2518 #468E18 #18818E #60188E

square

#8E2518 #468E18 #18818E #60188E

split-complementary

#8E2518 #188E60 #18468E

monochromatic

#250A06 #5A170F #8E2518 #C23321 #DF5341

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.65

#8E2518 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.43

#8E2518 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2518

8.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2518	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2518	1.00	8.65	2.43	8.65
#FFFFFF	8.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#453D15

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F5413

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9D0023

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2518;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 37, 24);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.1% 0.143 30.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b76756',
    500: '#8e2518',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2518;
$custom-light: #b76756;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2518",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 24
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.61,
    "s": 71.084,
    "l": 32.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43148,
    "c": 0.14269,
    "h": 30.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.0714
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2518

secondary

#42B2C0

accent

#DAEE3A

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F8EBE9

border

#D1C6C5

text

#130603

muted

#827A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2518

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

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