#8E261F#8E261F

#8E261F is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 43.3% C 0.141 H 28.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E261F
RGB	rgb(142, 38, 31)
HSL	hsl(4, 64%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(4, 78%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.2%, 78.2%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.34, 43.14, 30.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.34, 52.59, 34.90°)
OKLab	oklab(43.33% 0.1238 0.0667)
OKLCH	oklch(43.33% 0.141 28.3)
XYZ	xyz(12.0972, 7.2378, 2.0561)
Luminance	0.0724 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E261F #1F878E

analogous

#8E1F50 #8E261F #8E5E1F

triadic

#8E261F #1F8E26 #261F8E

tetradic

#8E261F #508E1F #1F878E #5E1F8E

square

#8E261F #508E1F #1F878E #5E1F8E

split-complementary

#8E261F #1F8E5E #1F508E

monochromatic

#2A0B09 #5C1914 #8E261F #C0332A #D9584F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.58

#8E261F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.45

#8E261F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E261F

8.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E261F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E261F	1.00	8.58	2.45	8.58
#FFFFFF	8.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#453E1D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5E541B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9D0025

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e261f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 38, 31);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.3% 0.141 28.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b7685b',
    500: '#8e261f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e261f;
$custom-light: #b7685b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e261f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 38,
    "b": 31
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.784,
    "s": 64.162,
    "l": 33.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43332,
    "c": 0.14065,
    "h": 28.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07236
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E261F

secondary

#4DB5BB

accent

#DDE741

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F8EBE9

border

#D1C6C5

text

#130704

muted

#827A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E261F

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