#8E291D#8E291D

#8E291D is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 43.6% C 0.138 H 30.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E291D
RGB	rgb(142, 41, 29)
HSL	hsl(6, 66%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(6, 80%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.1%, 79.6%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.76, 41.85, 31.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.76, 52.50, 37.14°)
OKLab	oklab(43.64% 0.1194 0.0696)
OKLCH	oklch(43.64% 0.138 30.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.1714, 7.4272, 1.9549)
Luminance	0.0742 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E291D #1D828E

analogous

#8E1D49 #8E291D #8E611D

triadic

#8E291D #1D8E29 #291D8E

tetradic

#8E291D #498E1D #1D828E #611D8E

square

#8E291D #498E1D #1D828E #611D8E

split-complementary

#8E291D #1D8E61 #1D498E

monochromatic

#280C08 #5B1A13 #8E291D #C13827 #DA5A4B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.45

#8E291D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.49

#8E291D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E291D

8.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E291D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E291D	1.00	8.45	2.49	8.45
#FFFFFF	8.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#463F1B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F5519

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9D0427

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e291d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 41, 29);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.6% 0.138 30.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b7695a',
    500: '#8e291d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e291d;
$custom-light: #b7695a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e291d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 29
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.372,
    "s": 66.082,
    "l": 33.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43637,
    "c": 0.13818,
    "h": 30.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.07425
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E291D

secondary

#4AB0BD

accent

#D7E93F

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F8EBE9

border

#D1C6C5

text

#130704

muted

#827A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E291D

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

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