#8E251E#8E251E
#8E251E is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 43.2% C 0.142 H 28.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E251E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 37, 30) |
| HSL | hsl(4, 65%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(4, 79%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 73.9%, 78.9%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.19, 43.48, 30.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.19, 53.12, 35.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.21% 0.1247 0.0673) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.21% 0.142 28.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.0526, 7.1695, 1.9773) |
| Luminance | 0.0717 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 3.86
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 3.93
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 4.58
Indian Red
#850E04
ΔE00 4.96
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.06
Brick Red
#8F1402
ΔE00 5.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E251E #1E878E
analogous
#8E1E4F #8E251E #8E5D1E
triadic
#8E251E #1E8E25 #251E8E
tetradic
#8E251E #4F8E1E #1E878E #5D1E8E
square
#8E251E #4F8E1E #1E878E #5D1E8E
split-complementary
#8E251E #1E8E5D #1E4F8E
monochromatic
#290B09 #5B1813 #8E251E #C13229 #D9564D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.63
#8E251E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.43
#8E251E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8E251E
8.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E251E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E251E | 1.00 | 8.63 | 2.43 | 8.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#443D1C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5E541A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9D0024
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4C4C4C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e251e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 37, 30); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.2% 0.142 28.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b7675a',
500: '#8e251e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e251e; $custom-light: #b7675a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e251e",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 37,
"b": 30
},
"hsl": {
"h": 3.75,
"s": 65.116,
"l": 33.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43214,
"c": 0.14172,
"h": 28.4
},
"luminance": 0.07168
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E251E
secondary
#4CB5BC
accent
#DEE840
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F8EBE9
border
#D1C6C5
text
#130604
muted
#827A79