#8E261D#8E261D

#8E261D is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 43.3% C 0.141 H 29.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E261D
RGB	rgb(142, 38, 29)
HSL	hsl(5, 66%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(5, 80%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.2%, 79.6%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.32, 43.06, 31.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.32, 53.20, 35.96°)
OKLab	oklab(43.31% 0.1232 0.0686)
OKLCH	oklch(43.31% 0.141 29.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.0716, 7.2276, 1.9216)
Luminance	0.0723 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E261D #1D858E

analogous

#8E1D4C #8E261D #8E5E1D

triadic

#8E261D #1D8E26 #261D8E

tetradic

#8E261D #4C8E1D #1D858E #5E1D8E

square

#8E261D #4C8E1D #1D858E #5E1D8E

split-complementary

#8E261D #1D8E5E #1D4C8E

monochromatic

#280B08 #5B1813 #8E261D #C13427 #DA574B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.59

#8E261D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.45

#8E261D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E261D

8.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E261D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E261D	1.00	8.59	2.45	8.59
#FFFFFF	8.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#453E1B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F5419

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9D0025

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e261d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 38, 29);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.3% 0.141 29.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b7685a',
    500: '#8e261d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e261d;
$custom-light: #b7685a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e261d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 38,
    "b": 29
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.779,
    "s": 66.082,
    "l": 33.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43307,
    "c": 0.14097,
    "h": 29.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.07226
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E261D

secondary

#4AB3BD

accent

#DBE93F

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F8EBE9

border

#D1C6C5

text

#130703

muted

#827A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E261D

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

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