#8E2B22#8E2B22
#8E2B22 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 43.9% C 0.135 H 28.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E2B22 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 43, 34) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 61%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(5, 76%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 69.7%, 76.1%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.13, 41.22, 29.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.13, 50.49, 35.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.93% 0.1185 0.0654) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.93% 0.135 28.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.3093, 7.5958, 2.3311) |
| Luminance | 0.0759 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 4.37
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 4.67
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.77
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 4.80
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 5.02
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E2B22 #22858E
analogous
#8E224F #8E2B22 #8E6122
triadic
#8E2B22 #228E2B #2B228E
tetradic
#8E2B22 #4F8E22 #22858E #61228E
square
#8E2B22 #4F8E22 #22858E #61228E
split-complementary
#8E2B22 #228E61 #224F8E
monochromatic
#2B0D0A #5D1C16 #8E2B22 #BF3A2E #D65F54
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.34
#8E2B22 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.52
#8E2B22 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8E2B22
8.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E2B22 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E2B22 | 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)
#474020
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#60561E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9D0C2A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4E4E4E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e2b22; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 43, 34); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.9% 0.135 28.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b66b5d',
500: '#8e2b22',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e2b22; $custom-light: #b66b5d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e2b22",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 43,
"b": 34
},
"hsl": {
"h": 5,
"s": 61.364,
"l": 34.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4393,
"c": 0.13535,
"h": 28.9
},
"luminance": 0.07594
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E2B22
secondary
#52B1BA
accent
#D7E443
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F8EBE9
border
#D1C6C5
text
#130704
muted
#827A79