#8E291E#8E291E

#8E291E is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 43.6% C 0.138 H 29.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E291E
RGB	rgb(142, 41, 30)
HSL	hsl(6, 65%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(6, 79%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.1%, 78.9%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.77, 41.89, 31.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.77, 52.19, 36.62°)
OKLab	oklab(43.65% 0.1197 0.0687)
OKLCH	oklch(43.65% 0.138 29.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.1840, 7.4322, 2.0211)
Luminance	0.0743 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E291E #1E838E

analogous

#8E1E4B #8E291E #8E611E

triadic

#8E291E #1E8E29 #291E8E

tetradic

#8E291E #4B8E1E #1E838E #611E8E

square

#8E291E #4B8E1E #1E838E #611E8E

split-complementary

#8E291E #1E8E61 #1E4B8E

monochromatic

#290C09 #5B1A13 #8E291E #C13829 #D95B4D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.45

#8E291E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.49

#8E291E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E291E

8.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E291E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E291E	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)

#463F1C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F551A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9D0427

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e291e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 41, 30);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.6% 0.138 29.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b7695b',
    500: '#8e291e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e291e;
$custom-light: #b7695b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e291e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 30
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.893,
    "s": 65.116,
    "l": 33.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43649,
    "c": 0.138,
    "h": 29.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.0743
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E291E

secondary

#4CB1BC

accent

#D8E840

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F8EBE9

border

#D1C6C5

text

#130704

muted

#827A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E291E

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