#8E271E#8E271E

#8E271E is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 43.4% C 0.140 H 29.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E271E
RGB	rgb(142, 39, 30)
HSL	hsl(5, 65%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(5, 79%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.5%, 78.9%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.47, 42.70, 30.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.47, 52.66, 35.82°)
OKLab	oklab(43.43% 0.1223 0.068)
OKLCH	oklch(43.43% 0.14 29.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.1166, 7.2974, 1.9986)
Luminance	0.0730 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E271E #1E858E

analogous

#8E1E4D #8E271E #8E5F1E

triadic

#8E271E #1E8E27 #271E8E

tetradic

#8E271E #4D8E1E #1E858E #5F1E8E

square

#8E271E #4D8E1E #1E858E #5F1E8E

split-complementary

#8E271E #1E8E5F #1E4D8E

monochromatic

#290B09 #5B1913 #8E271E #C13529 #D9584D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.54

#8E271E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.46

#8E271E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E271E

8.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E271E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E271E	1.00	8.54	2.46	8.54
#FFFFFF	8.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#453E1C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F551A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9D0026

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e271e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 39, 30);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.4% 0.140 29.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b7685a',
    500: '#8e271e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e271e;
$custom-light: #b7685a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e271e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 30
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.821,
    "s": 65.116,
    "l": 33.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43427,
    "c": 0.13988,
    "h": 29.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.07296
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E271E

secondary

#4CB3BC

accent

#DBE840

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F8EBE9

border

#D1C6C5

text

#130704

muted

#827A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E271E

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