#8E2D21#8E2D21
#8E2D21 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 44.2% C 0.134 H 30.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E2D21 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 45, 33) |
| HSL | hsl(7, 62%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(7, 77%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 68.3%, 76.8%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.43, 40.31, 30.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.43, 50.30, 36.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.16% 0.1154 0.0672) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.16% 0.134 30.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.3696, 7.7392, 2.2810) |
| Luminance | 0.0774 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 3.57
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.21
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.55
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 5.08
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.10
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 5.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E2D21 #21828E
analogous
#8E214B #8E2D21 #8E6421
triadic
#8E2D21 #218E2D #2D218E
tetradic
#8E2D21 #4B8E21 #21828E #64218E
square
#8E2D21 #4B8E21 #21828E #64218E
split-complementary
#8E2D21 #218E64 #214B8E
monochromatic
#2B0E0A #5C1D15 #8E2D21 #C03D2D #D76152
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.24
#8E2D21 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.55
#8E2D21 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8E2D21
8.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E2D21 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E2D21 | 1.00 | 8.24 | 2.55 | 8.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#48411F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#61561E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9D112B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4F4F4F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e2d21; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 45, 33); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.2% 0.134 30.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b66c5d',
500: '#8e2d21',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e2d21; $custom-light: #b66c5d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e2d21",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 45,
"b": 33
},
"hsl": {
"h": 6.606,
"s": 62.286,
"l": 34.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.44157,
"c": 0.13355,
"h": 30.2
},
"luminance": 0.07737
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E2D21
secondary
#50AFBA
accent
#D3E542
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F8ECE9
border
#D1C7C5
text
#130704
muted
#827A79