#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 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 45, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(2, 54%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(2, 70%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 68.3%, 70.4%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.56, 40.76, 24.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.56, 47.71, 31.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.29% 0.1188 0.0575) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.29% 0.132 25.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.5130, 7.7965, 3.0360) |
| Luminance | 0.0780 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 4.55
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 5.48
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 6.10
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 6.17
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 6.43
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 6.61
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E2D2A | 1.00 | 8.21 | 2.56 | 8.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
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