#8E2519#8E2519

#8E2519 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 43.2% C 0.143 H 30.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2519
RGB	rgb(142, 37, 25)
HSL	hsl(6, 70%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(6, 82%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.9%, 82.4%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.14, 43.30, 33.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.14, 54.64, 37.59°)
OKLab	oklab(43.16% 0.1231 0.0718)
OKLCH	oklch(43.16% 0.143 30.3)
XYZ	xyz(11.9938, 7.1460, 1.6673)
Luminance	0.0714 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2519 #19828E

analogous

#8E1947 #8E2519 #8E6019

triadic

#8E2519 #198E25 #25198E

tetradic

#8E2519 #478E19 #19828E #60198E

square

#8E2519 #478E19 #19828E #60198E

split-complementary

#8E2519 #198E60 #19478E

monochromatic

#260A07 #5A1710 #8E2519 #C23322 #DE5343

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.65

#8E2519 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.43

#8E2519 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2519

8.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2519	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2519	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)

#453D16

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5E5414

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9D0023

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2519;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 37, 25);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.2% 0.143 30.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b76757',
    500: '#8e2519',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2519;
$custom-light: #b76757;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2519",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 25
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.154,
    "s": 70.06,
    "l": 32.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43158,
    "c": 0.14252,
    "h": 30.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07144
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2519

secondary

#44B2BF

accent

#DBED3B

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F8EBE9

border

#D1C6C5

text

#130603

muted

#827A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2519

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

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