#8E261C#8E261C

#8E261C is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 43.3% C 0.141 H 29.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E261C
RGB	rgb(142, 38, 28)
HSL	hsl(5, 67%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(5, 80%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.2%, 80.3%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.31, 43.02, 31.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.31, 53.50, 36.48°)
OKLab	oklab(43.3% 0.1228 0.0695)
OKLCH	oklch(43.3% 0.141 29.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.0594, 7.2227, 1.8575)
Luminance	0.0722 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E261C #1C848E

analogous

#8E1C4B #8E261C #8E5F1C

triadic

#8E261C #1C8E26 #261C8E

tetradic

#8E261C #4B8E1C #1C848E #5F1C8E

square

#8E261C #4B8E1C #1C848E #5F1C8E

split-complementary

#8E261C #1C8E5F #1C4B8E

monochromatic

#280B08 #5B1812 #8E261C #C13426 #DB5649

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.59

#8E261C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.44

#8E261C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E261C

8.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E261C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E261C	1.00	8.59	2.44	8.59
#FFFFFF	8.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#453D1A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F5418

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9D0025

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e261c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 38, 28);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.3% 0.141 29.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b76859',
    500: '#8e261c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e261c;
$custom-light: #b76859;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e261c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 38,
    "b": 28
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.263,
    "s": 67.059,
    "l": 33.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43296,
    "c": 0.14113,
    "h": 29.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07221
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E261C

secondary

#49B3BD

accent

#DBEA3E

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F8EBE9

border

#D1C6C5

text

#130603

muted

#827A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E261C

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

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