#8E2D1D#8E2D1D
#8E2D1D is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 44.1% C 0.134 H 31.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E2D1D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 45, 29) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 66%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 80%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 68.3%, 79.6%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.39, 40.14, 32.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.39, 51.56, 38.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.11% 0.1141 0.071) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.11% 0.134 31.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.3169, 7.7181, 2.0033) |
| Luminance | 0.0772 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 2.33
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 3.86
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.22
Brick Red
#8F1402
ΔE00 4.61
Indian Red
#850E04
ΔE00 5.23
Blood Red
#980002
ΔE00 5.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E2D1D #1D7E8E
analogous
#8E1D45 #8E2D1D #8E651D
triadic
#8E2D1D #1D8E2D #2D1D8E
tetradic
#8E2D1D #458E1D #1D7E8E #651D8E
square
#8E2D1D #458E1D #1D7E8E #651D8E
split-complementary
#8E2D1D #1D8E65 #1D458E
monochromatic
#280D08 #5B1D13 #8E2D1D #C13D27 #DA5F4B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.26
#8E2D1D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.54
#8E2D1D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8E2D1D
8.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E2D1D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E2D1D | 1.00 | 8.26 | 2.54 | 8.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#49411A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#615619
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9D102A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4E4E4E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e2d1d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 45, 29); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.1% 0.134 31.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b76b5a',
500: '#8e2d1d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e2d1d; $custom-light: #b76b5a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e2d1d",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 45,
"b": 29
},
"hsl": {
"h": 8.496,
"s": 66.082,
"l": 33.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.44108,
"c": 0.13435,
"h": 31.9
},
"luminance": 0.07716
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E2D1D
secondary
#4AACBD
accent
#D1E93F
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F8ECE9
border
#D1C7C5
text
#130704
muted
#827A79