#8E2721#8E2721

#8E2721 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 43.5% C 0.139 H 27.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2721
RGB	rgb(142, 39, 33)
HSL	hsl(3, 62%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(3, 77%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.5%, 76.8%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.51, 42.82, 29.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.51, 51.77, 34.18°)
OKLab	oklab(43.47% 0.1233 0.065)
OKLCH	oklch(43.47% 0.139 27.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.1567, 7.3135, 2.2101)
Luminance	0.0731 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2721 #21888E

analogous

#8E2152 #8E2721 #8E5E21

triadic

#8E2721 #218E27 #27218E

tetradic

#8E2721 #528E21 #21888E #5E218E

square

#8E2721 #528E21 #21888E #5E218E

split-complementary

#8E2721 #218E5E #21528E

monochromatic

#2B0C0A #5C1915 #8E2721 #C0352D #D75A52

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.53

#8E2721 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.46

#8E2721 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2721

8.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2721	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2721	1.00	8.53	2.46	8.53
#FFFFFF	8.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#453E1F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F551D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9D0027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2721;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 39, 33);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.5% 0.139 27.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b7695d',
    500: '#8e2721',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2721;
$custom-light: #b7695d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2721",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 33
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.303,
    "s": 62.286,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43465,
    "c": 0.13939,
    "h": 27.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07312
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2721

secondary

#50B5BA

accent

#DCE542

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F8EBE9

border

#D1C6C5

text

#130704

muted

#827A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2721

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

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