#8E2D2A#8E2D2A

#8E2D2A is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 44.3% C 0.132 H 25.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#8E2D2A
RGBrgb(142, 45, 42)
HSLhsl(2, 54%, 36%)
HSVhsv(2, 70%, 56%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 68.3%, 70.4%, 44.3%)
CIE-LABlab(33.56, 40.76, 24.79)
CIE-LCHlch(33.56, 47.71, 31.31°)
OKLaboklab(44.29% 0.1188 0.0575)
OKLCHoklch(44.29% 0.132 25.8)
XYZxyz(12.5130, 7.7965, 3.0360)
Luminance0.0780 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyred

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#8E2D2A #2A8B8E
analogous
#8E2A59 #8E2D2A #8E5F2A
triadic
#8E2D2A #2A8E2D #2D2A8E
tetradic
#8E2D2A #598E2A #2A8B8E #5F2A8E
square
#8E2D2A #598E2A #2A8B8E #5F2A8E
split-complementary
#8E2D2A #2A8E5F #2A598E
monochromatic
#300F0E #5F1E1C #8E2D2A #BD3C38 #D16562

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.21
#8E2D2A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.56
#8E2D2A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2D2A
8.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##8E2D2A#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##8E2D2A1.008.212.568.21
#FFFFFF8.211.0021.001.00
#0000002.5621.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF8.211.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#484229
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#605727
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9C132D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #8e2d2a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 45, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.3% 0.132 25.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b66c63',
    500: '#8e2d2a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #8e2d2a;
$custom-light: #b66c63;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#8e2d2a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.8,
    "s": 54.348,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44287,
    "c": 0.13195,
    "h": 25.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07795
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#8E2D2A
secondary
#5DB4B6
accent
#D9DE4A
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F8ECEA
border
#D1C7C6
text
#120705
muted
#817A79

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#8E2D2A Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva