#8E271F#8E271F

#8E271F is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 43.4% C 0.140 H 28.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E271F
RGB	rgb(142, 39, 31)
HSL	hsl(4, 64%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(4, 78%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.5%, 78.2%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.49, 42.74, 30.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.49, 52.36, 35.28°)
OKLab	oklab(43.44% 0.1226 0.067)
OKLCH	oklch(43.44% 0.14 28.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.1296, 7.3026, 2.0669)
Luminance	0.0730 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E271F #1F868E

analogous

#8E1F4F #8E271F #8E5F1F

triadic

#8E271F #1F8E27 #271F8E

tetradic

#8E271F #4F8E1F #1F868E #5F1F8E

square

#8E271F #4F8E1F #1F868E #5F1F8E

split-complementary

#8E271F #1F8E5F #1F4F8E

monochromatic

#2A0B09 #5C1914 #8E271F #C0352A #D9594F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.54

#8E271F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.46

#8E271F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E271F

8.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E271F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E271F	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)

#453E1D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F551B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9D0026

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e271f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 39, 31);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.4% 0.140 28.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b7685b',
    500: '#8e271f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e271f;
$custom-light: #b7685b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e271f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 31
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.324,
    "s": 64.162,
    "l": 33.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43439,
    "c": 0.13972,
    "h": 28.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.07301
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E271F

secondary

#4DB4BB

accent

#DBE741

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F8EBE9

border

#D1C6C5

text

#130704

muted

#827A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E271F

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