#8E2D3E#8E2D3E
#8E2D3E is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 44.7% C 0.131 H 13.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E2D3E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 45, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(349, 52%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(349, 68%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 68.3%, 56.3%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.94, 42.14, 12.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.94, 43.97, 16.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.69% 0.127 0.0314) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.69% 0.131 13.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.9644, 7.9771, 5.4135) |
| Luminance | 0.0798 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Cranberry
#9E003A
ΔE00 4.90
Red Wine
#8C0034
ΔE00 5.36
Wine
#722F37
ΔE00 5.89
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 5.98
Purple Red
#990147
ΔE00 7.04
Berry
#990F4B
ΔE00 7.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E2D3E #2D8E7D
analogous
#8E2D6F #8E2D3E #8E4D2D
triadic
#8E2D3E #3E8E2D #2D3E8E
tetradic
#8E2D3E #6F8E2D #2D8E7D #4D2D8E
square
#8E2D3E #6F8E2D #2D8E7D #4D2D8E
split-complementary
#8E2D3E #2D8E4D #2D6F8E
monochromatic
#311015 #601E2A #8E2D3E #BC3C52 #CF6779
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.09
#8E2D3E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.60
#8E2D3E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8E2D3E
8.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E2D3E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E2D3E | 1.00 | 8.09 | 2.60 | 8.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#45433E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5E573C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9B1A34
Achromatopsia (no color)
#505050
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e2d3e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 45, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.7% 0.131 13.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b46c73',
500: '#8e2d3e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e2d3e; $custom-light: #b46c73; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e2d3e",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 45,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 349.485,
"s": 51.872,
"l": 36.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.44693,
"c": 0.13081,
"h": 13.9
},
"luminance": 0.07975
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E2D3E
secondary
#61B5A7
accent
#DBC24C
background
#FBF6F6
surface
#F6ECEC
border
#D0C7C7
text
#120708
muted
#817A7B