#8E2A35#8E2A35

#8E2A35 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 44.1% C 0.134 H 18.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2A35
RGB	rgb(142, 42, 53)
HSL	hsl(353, 54%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(353, 70%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.4%, 62.7%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.28, 42.73, 17.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.28, 46.17, 22.25°)
OKLab	oklab(44.14% 0.1273 0.0424)
OKLCH	oklch(44.14% 0.134 18.4)
XYZ	xyz(12.6271, 7.6655, 4.1822)
Luminance	0.0766 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2A35 #2A8E83

analogous

#8E2A67 #8E2A35 #8E512A

triadic

#8E2A35 #358E2A #2A358E

tetradic

#8E2A35 #678E2A #2A8E83 #512A8E

square

#8E2A35 #678E2A #2A8E83 #512A8E

split-complementary

#8E2A35 #2A8E51 #2A678E

monochromatic

#300E12 #5F1C23 #8E2A35 #BD3847 #D1626E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.29

#8E2A35 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.53

#8E2A35 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2A35

8.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2A35	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2A35	1.00	8.29	2.53	8.29
#FFFFFF	8.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#444135

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5E5632

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C112F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2a35;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 42, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.1% 0.134 18.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b56a6c',
    500: '#8e2a35',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2a35;
$custom-light: #b56a6c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2a35",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.4,
    "s": 54.348,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4414,
    "c": 0.13418,
    "h": 18.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07664
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2A35

secondary

#5DB6AD

accent

#DECD4A

background

#FBF6F6

surface

#F7EBEB

border

#D0C6C6

text

#120706

muted

#817A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2A35

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