#8E2D11#8E2D11
#8E2D11 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 44.0% C 0.137 H 35.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E2D11 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 45, 17) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 79%, 31%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 88%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 68.3%, 88%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.29, 39.75, 38.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.29, 55.32, 44.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44% 0.1107 0.0802) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44% 0.137 35.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.1963, 7.6699, 1.3684) |
| Luminance | 0.0767 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 1.22
Brown Red
#922B05
ΔE00 2.12
Reddish Brown
#7F2B0A
ΔE00 3.39
Burnt Red
#9F2305
ΔE00 3.62
Brick Red
#8F1402
ΔE00 3.89
Rust Brown
#8B3103
ΔE00 3.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E2D11 #11728E
analogous
#8E1133 #8E2D11 #8E6B11
triadic
#8E2D11 #118E2D #2D118E
tetradic
#8E2D11 #338E11 #11728E #6B118E
square
#8E2D11 #338E11 #11728E #6B118E
split-complementary
#8E2D11 #118E6B #11338E
monochromatic
#210A04 #571C0A #8E2D11 #C53E18 #E75B33
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.29
#8E2D11 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.53
#8E2D11 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8E2D11
8.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E2D11 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E2D11 | 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)
#4A410C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#61560B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9D0D28
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4E4E4E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e2d11; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 45, 17); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.0% 0.137 35.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b76b52',
500: '#8e2d11',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e2d11; $custom-light: #b76b52; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e2d11",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 45,
"b": 17
},
"hsl": {
"h": 13.44,
"s": 78.616,
"l": 31.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43998,
"c": 0.13667,
"h": 35.9
},
"luminance": 0.07668
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E2D11
secondary
#38A3C2
accent
#CAF533
background
#FCF6F4
surface
#F8EBE7
border
#D1C6C3
text
#130702
muted
#827A78