#8E251C#8E251C

#8E251C is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 43.2% C 0.142 H 29.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E251C
RGB	rgb(142, 37, 28)
HSL	hsl(5, 67%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(5, 80%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.9%, 80.3%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.17, 43.41, 31.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.17, 53.73, 36.10°)
OKLab	oklab(43.19% 0.1241 0.0692)
OKLCH	oklch(43.19% 0.142 29.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.0279, 7.1596, 1.8470)
Luminance	0.0716 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E251C #1C858E

analogous

#8E1C4C #8E251C #8E5E1C

triadic

#8E251C #1C8E25 #251C8E

tetradic

#8E251C #4C8E1C #1C858E #5E1C8E

square

#8E251C #4C8E1C #1C858E #5E1C8E

split-complementary

#8E251C #1C8E5E #1C4C8E

monochromatic

#280A08 #5B1812 #8E251C #C13226 #DB5549

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.64

#8E251C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.43

#8E251C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E251C

8.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E251C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E251C	1.00	8.64	2.43	8.64
#FFFFFF	8.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#443D1A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5E5417

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9D0024

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e251c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 37, 28);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.2% 0.142 29.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b76759',
    500: '#8e251c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e251c;
$custom-light: #b76759;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e251c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 28
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.737,
    "s": 67.059,
    "l": 33.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4319,
    "c": 0.14204,
    "h": 29.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.07158
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E251C

secondary

#49B4BD

accent

#DCEA3E

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F8EBE9

border

#D1C6C5

text

#130603

muted

#827A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E251C

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

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