#8E2811#8E2811
#8E2811 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 43.4% C 0.141 H 33.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E2811 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 40, 17) |
| HSL | hsl(11, 79%, 31%) |
| HSV | hsv(11, 88%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 71.8%, 88%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.50, 41.88, 37.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.50, 56.43, 42.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.41% 0.1172 0.0787) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.41% 0.141 33.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.0167, 7.3107, 1.3086) |
| Luminance | 0.0731 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 1.33
Brick Red
#8F1402
ΔE00 2.85
Brown Red
#922B05
ΔE00 3.14
Burnt Red
#9F2305
ΔE00 3.70
Reddish Brown
#7F2B0A
ΔE00 3.96
Deep Red
#9A0200
ΔE00 4.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E2811 #11778E
analogous
#8E1138 #8E2811 #8E6611
triadic
#8E2811 #118E28 #28118E
tetradic
#8E2811 #388E11 #11778E #66118E
square
#8E2811 #388E11 #11778E #66118E
split-complementary
#8E2811 #118E66 #11388E
monochromatic
#210904 #57190A #8E2811 #C53718 #E75433
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.53
#8E2811 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.46
#8E2811 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8E2811
8.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E2811 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E2811 | 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)
#473E0C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#60550A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9D0024
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4C4C4C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e2811; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 40, 17); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.4% 0.141 33.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b86952',
500: '#8e2811',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e2811; $custom-light: #b86952; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e2811",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 40,
"b": 17
},
"hsl": {
"h": 11.04,
"s": 78.616,
"l": 31.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43412,
"c": 0.14117,
"h": 33.9
},
"luminance": 0.07309
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E2811
secondary
#38A9C2
accent
#D1F533
background
#FCF6F4
surface
#F8EBE7
border
#D1C6C3
text
#130702
muted
#827A78