#8E2E16#8E2E16

#8E2E16 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 44.2% C 0.135 H 34.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2E16
RGB	rgb(142, 46, 22)
HSL	hsl(12, 73%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(12, 85%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.6%, 84.5%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.49, 39.45, 36.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.49, 53.56, 42.56°)
OKLab	oklab(44.16% 0.1106 0.0771)
OKLCH	oklch(44.16% 0.135 34.9)
XYZ	xyz(12.2786, 7.7645, 1.6111)
Luminance	0.0776 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2E16 #16768E

analogous

#8E163A #8E2E16 #8E6A16

triadic

#8E2E16 #168E2E #2E168E

tetradic

#8E2E16 #3A8E16 #16768E #6A168E

square

#8E2E16 #3A8E16 #16768E #6A168E

split-complementary

#8E2E16 #168E6A #163A8E

monochromatic

#240C06 #591D0E #8E2E16 #C33F1E #E15E3D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.23

#8E2E16 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.55

#8E2E16 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2E16

8.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2E16	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2E16	1.00	8.23	2.55	8.23
#FFFFFF	8.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A4112

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#625711

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9D1129

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2e16;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 46, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.2% 0.135 34.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b76c56',
    500: '#8e2e16',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2e16;
$custom-light: #b76c56;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2e16",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12,
    "s": 73.171,
    "l": 32.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44162,
    "c": 0.13481,
    "h": 34.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.07763
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2E16

secondary

#3FA7C1

accent

#CBF038

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F8ECE9

border

#D1C7C5

text

#130703

muted

#827A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2E16

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