#8E2A10#8E2A10
#8E2A10 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 43.6% C 0.140 H 34.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E2A10 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 42, 16) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 80%, 31%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 89%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 70.4%, 88.7%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.80, 41.03, 38.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.80, 56.28, 43.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.63% 0.1144 0.0799) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.63% 0.14 34.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.0783, 7.4460, 1.2913) |
| Luminance | 0.0744 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 1.20
Brown Red
#922B05
ΔE00 2.47
Brick Red
#8F1402
ΔE00 3.23
Burnt Red
#9F2305
ΔE00 3.52
Reddish Brown
#7F2B0A
ΔE00 3.57
Rust Brown
#8B3103
ΔE00 4.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E2A10 #10748E
analogous
#8E1035 #8E2A10 #8E6910
triadic
#8E2A10 #108E2A #2A108E
tetradic
#8E2A10 #358E10 #10748E #69108E
square
#8E2A10 #358E10 #10748E #69108E
split-complementary
#8E2A10 #108E69 #10358E
monochromatic
#200904 #571A0A #8E2A10 #C53A16 #E85631
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.44
#8E2A10 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.49
#8E2A10 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8E2A10
8.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E2A10 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E2A10 | 1.00 | 8.44 | 2.49 | 8.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#483F0B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#605509
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9D0425
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4D4D4D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e2a10; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 42, 16); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.6% 0.140 34.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b86a52',
500: '#8e2a10',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e2a10; $custom-light: #b86a52; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e2a10",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 42,
"b": 16
},
"hsl": {
"h": 12.381,
"s": 79.747,
"l": 30.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43633,
"c": 0.13955,
"h": 34.9
},
"luminance": 0.07444
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E2A10
secondary
#37A6C3
accent
#CEF632
background
#FCF6F4
surface
#F8EBE7
border
#D1C6C3
text
#130702
muted
#827A78