#8E2735#8E2735

#8E2735 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 43.8% C 0.137 H 17.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2735
RGB	rgb(142, 39, 53)
HSL	hsl(352, 57%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(352, 73%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.5%, 62.7%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.83, 43.95, 16.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.83, 47.09, 21.03°)
OKLab	oklab(43.81% 0.1312 0.0411)
OKLCH	oklch(43.81% 0.137 17.4)
XYZ	xyz(12.5247, 7.4606, 4.1480)
Luminance	0.0746 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2735 #278E80

analogous

#8E2768 #8E2735 #8E4D27

triadic

#8E2735 #358E27 #27358E

tetradic

#8E2735 #688E27 #278E80 #4D278E

square

#8E2735 #688E27 #278E80 #4D278E

split-complementary

#8E2735 #278E4D #27688E

monochromatic

#2E0D11 #5E1A23 #8E2735 #BE3447 #D25D6D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.43

#8E2735 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.49

#8E2735 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2735

8.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2735	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2735	1.00	8.43	2.49	8.43
#FFFFFF	8.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#423F35

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D5532

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C0A2D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2735;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 39, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.8% 0.137 17.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b5696c',
    500: '#8e2735',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2735;
$custom-light: #b5696c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2735",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.845,
    "s": 56.906,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4381,
    "c": 0.13746,
    "h": 17.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07459
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2735

secondary

#59B8AB

accent

#E0CB48

background

#FBF6F6

surface

#F7EBEB

border

#D0C6C6

text

#120706

muted

#817A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2735

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

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