#8E2A1C#8E2A1C
#8E2A1C is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 43.7% C 0.137 H 31.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E2A1C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 42, 28) |
| HSL | hsl(7, 67%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(7, 80%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 70.4%, 80.3%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.90, 41.39, 32.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.90, 52.58, 38.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.74% 0.1178 0.0708) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.74% 0.137 31) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.1943, 7.4924, 1.9025) |
| Luminance | 0.0749 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 2.78
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.24
Brick Red
#8F1402
ΔE00 4.38
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.58
Indian Red
#850E04
ΔE00 4.81
Blood Red
#980002
ΔE00 4.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E2A1C #1C808E
analogous
#8E1C47 #8E2A1C #8E631C
triadic
#8E2A1C #1C8E2A #2A1C8E
tetradic
#8E2A1C #478E1C #1C808E #631C8E
square
#8E2A1C #478E1C #1C808E #631C8E
split-complementary
#8E2A1C #1C8E63 #1C478E
monochromatic
#280C08 #5B1B12 #8E2A1C #C13926 #DB5B49
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.41
#8E2A1C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.50
#8E2A1C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8E2A1C
8.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E2A1C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E2A1C | 1.00 | 8.41 | 2.50 | 8.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#473F1A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#605518
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9D0728
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4D4D4D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e2a1c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 42, 28); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.7% 0.137 31.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b76a59',
500: '#8e2a1c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e2a1c; $custom-light: #b76a59; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e2a1c",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 42,
"b": 28
},
"hsl": {
"h": 7.368,
"s": 67.059,
"l": 33.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4374,
"c": 0.13742,
"h": 31
},
"luminance": 0.07491
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E2A1C
secondary
#49AFBD
accent
#D5EA3E
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F8EBE9
border
#D1C6C5
text
#130703
muted
#827A78