#8E2722#8E2722

#8E2722 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 43.5% C 0.139 H 27.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2722
RGB	rgb(142, 39, 34)
HSL	hsl(3, 61%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(3, 76%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.5%, 76.1%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.52, 42.87, 28.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.52, 51.48, 33.61°)
OKLab	oklab(43.48% 0.1237 0.064)
OKLCH	oklch(43.48% 0.139 27.4)
XYZ	xyz(12.1710, 7.3191, 2.2849)
Luminance	0.0732 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2722 #22898E

analogous

#8E2253 #8E2722 #8E5D22

triadic

#8E2722 #228E27 #27228E

tetradic

#8E2722 #538E22 #22898E #5D228E

square

#8E2722 #538E22 #22898E #5D228E

split-complementary

#8E2722 #228E5D #22538E

monochromatic

#2B0C0A #5D1916 #8E2722 #BF352E #D65A54

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.52

#8E2722 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.46

#8E2722 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2722

8.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2722	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2722	1.00	8.52	2.46	8.52
#FFFFFF	8.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#453E20

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5E551E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9D0027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2722;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 39, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.5% 0.139 27.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b7695d',
    500: '#8e2722',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2722;
$custom-light: #b7695d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2722",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.778,
    "s": 61.364,
    "l": 34.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43478,
    "c": 0.13924,
    "h": 27.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07317
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2722

secondary

#52B5BA

accent

#DDE443

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F8EBE9

border

#D1C6C5

text

#130704

muted

#827A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2722

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

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