#8E281E#8E281E
#8E281E is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 43.5% C 0.139 H 29.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E281E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 40, 30) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 65%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(5, 79%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 71.8%, 78.9%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.62, 42.30, 30.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.62, 52.43, 36.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.54% 0.121 0.0683) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.54% 0.139 29.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.1499, 7.3639, 2.0097) |
| Luminance | 0.0736 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 3.86
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 4.32
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 4.44
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.78
Brick Red
#8F1402
ΔE00 4.94
Indian Red
#850E04
ΔE00 4.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E281E #1E848E
analogous
#8E1E4C #8E281E #8E601E
triadic
#8E281E #1E8E28 #281E8E
tetradic
#8E281E #4C8E1E #1E848E #601E8E
square
#8E281E #4C8E1E #1E848E #601E8E
split-complementary
#8E281E #1E8E60 #1E4C8E
monochromatic
#290C09 #5B1A13 #8E281E #C13629 #D95A4D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.49
#8E281E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.47
#8E281E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8E281E
8.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E281E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E281E | 1.00 | 8.49 | 2.47 | 8.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#463F1C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5F551A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9D0227
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4D4D4D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e281e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 40, 30); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.5% 0.139 29.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b7695a',
500: '#8e281e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e281e; $custom-light: #b7695a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e281e",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 40,
"b": 30
},
"hsl": {
"h": 5.357,
"s": 65.116,
"l": 33.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43537,
"c": 0.13894,
"h": 29.4
},
"luminance": 0.07362
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E281E
secondary
#4CB2BC
accent
#D9E840
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F8EBE9
border
#D1C6C5
text
#130704
muted
#827A79