#8E2B2C#8E2B2C
#8E2B2C is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 44.1% C 0.134 H 23.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E2B2C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 43, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 54%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 70%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 69.7%, 69%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.27, 41.73, 23.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.27, 47.75, 29.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.08% 0.1223 0.0543) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.08% 0.134 23.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.4751, 7.6622, 3.2044) |
| Luminance | 0.0766 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 4.91
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 5.83
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 6.45
Burgundy
#800020
ΔE00 6.65
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 7.25
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 7.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E2B2C #2B8E8D
analogous
#8E2B5E #8E2B2C #8E5C2B
triadic
#8E2B2C #2C8E2B #2B2C8E
tetradic
#8E2B2C #5E8E2B #2B8E8D #5C2B8E
square
#8E2B2C #5E8E2B #2B8E8D #5C2B8E
split-complementary
#8E2B2C #2B8E5C #2B5E8E
monochromatic
#300F0F #5F1D1D #8E2B2C #BD393B #D06365
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.29
#8E2B2C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.53
#8E2B2C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8E2B2C
8.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E2B2C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E2B2C | 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)
#46412B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5F5629
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9C102C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4E4E4E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e2b2c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 43, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.1% 0.134 23.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b66b65',
500: '#8e2b2c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e2b2c; $custom-light: #b66b65; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e2b2c",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 43,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 359.394,
"s": 53.514,
"l": 36.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.44083,
"c": 0.13379,
"h": 23.9
},
"luminance": 0.0766
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E2B2C
secondary
#5FB6B5
accent
#DDDB4B
background
#FCF6F6
surface
#F8EBEB
border
#D1C6C6
text
#120705
muted
#817A7A