#8E2A32#8E2A32

#8E2A32 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 44.1% C 0.134 H 20.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2A32
RGB	rgb(142, 42, 50)
HSL	hsl(355, 54%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(355, 70%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.4%, 64.8%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.22, 42.53, 19.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.22, 46.71, 24.44°)
OKLab	oklab(44.08% 0.1261 0.0464)
OKLCH	oklch(44.08% 0.134 20.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.5603, 7.6388, 3.8300)
Luminance	0.0764 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2A32 #2A8E86

analogous

#8E2A64 #8E2A32 #8E542A

triadic

#8E2A32 #328E2A #2A328E

tetradic

#8E2A32 #648E2A #2A8E86 #542A8E

square

#8E2A32 #648E2A #2A8E86 #542A8E

split-complementary

#8E2A32 #2A8E54 #2A648E

monochromatic

#300E11 #5F1C21 #8E2A32 #BD3843 #D1626B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.31

#8E2A32 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.53

#8E2A32 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2A32

8.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2A32	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2A32	1.00	8.31	2.53	8.31
#FFFFFF	8.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#454132

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5E562F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C102E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2a32;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 42, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.1% 0.134 20.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b56a69',
    500: '#8e2a32',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2a32;
$custom-light: #b56a69;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2a32",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.2,
    "s": 54.348,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44079,
    "c": 0.13431,
    "h": 20.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.07637
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2A32

secondary

#5DB6AF

accent

#DED24A

background

#FBF6F6

surface

#F7EBEB

border

#D0C6C6

text

#120706

muted

#817A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2A32

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