#8E281F#8E281F

#8E281F is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 43.5% C 0.139 H 29.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E281F
RGB	rgb(142, 40, 31)
HSL	hsl(5, 64%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(5, 78%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.8%, 78.2%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.63, 42.34, 30.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.63, 52.12, 35.68°)
OKLab	oklab(43.55% 0.1213 0.0673)
OKLCH	oklch(43.55% 0.139 29)
XYZ	xyz(12.1628, 7.3691, 2.0780)
Luminance	0.0737 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E281F #1F858E

analogous

#8E1F4E #8E281F #8E601F

triadic

#8E281F #1F8E28 #281F8E

tetradic

#8E281F #4E8E1F #1F858E #601F8E

square

#8E281F #4E8E1F #1F858E #601F8E

split-complementary

#8E281F #1F8E60 #1F4E8E

monochromatic

#2A0C09 #5C1A14 #8E281F #C0362A #D95A4F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.49

#8E281F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.47

#8E281F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E281F

8.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E281F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E281F	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)

#463F1D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F551B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9D0227

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e281f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 40, 31);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.5% 0.139 29.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b7695b',
    500: '#8e281f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e281f;
$custom-light: #b7695b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e281f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 31
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.865,
    "s": 64.162,
    "l": 33.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43549,
    "c": 0.13877,
    "h": 29
  },
  "luminance": 0.07367
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E281F

secondary

#4DB3BB

accent

#DAE741

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F8EBE9

border

#D1C6C5

text

#130704

muted

#827A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E281F

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