#8E2A2C#8E2A2C
#8E2A2C is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 44.0% C 0.135 H 23.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E2A2C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 42, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 54%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 70%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 70.4%, 69%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.11, 42.15, 23.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.11, 48.02, 28.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.97% 0.1236 0.0539) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.97% 0.135 23.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.4392, 7.5904, 3.1925) |
| Luminance | 0.0759 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.02
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 5.85
Burgundy
#800020
ΔE00 6.42
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 6.44
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 7.15
Wine Red
#7B0323
ΔE00 7.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E2A2C #2A8E8C
analogous
#8E2A5E #8E2A2C #8E5A2A
triadic
#8E2A2C #2C8E2A #2A2C8E
tetradic
#8E2A2C #5E8E2A #2A8E8C #5A2A8E
square
#8E2A2C #5E8E2A #2A8E8C #5A2A8E
split-complementary
#8E2A2C #2A8E5A #2A5E8E
monochromatic
#300E0F #5F1C1D #8E2A2C #BD383B #D16264
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.34
#8E2A2C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.52
#8E2A2C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8E2A2C
8.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E2A2C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E2A2C | 1.00 | 8.34 | 2.52 | 8.34 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#46402B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5F5629
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9C0D2C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4E4E4E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e2a2c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 42, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.0% 0.135 23.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b66a65',
500: '#8e2a2c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e2a2c; $custom-light: #b66a65; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e2a2c",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 42,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 358.8,
"s": 54.348,
"l": 36.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43967,
"c": 0.13484,
"h": 23.6
},
"luminance": 0.07589
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E2A2C
secondary
#5DB6B5
accent
#DEDB4A
background
#FCF6F6
surface
#F8EBEB
border
#D1C6C6
text
#120705
muted
#817A7A