#8E2E1B#8E2E1B
#8E2E1B is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 44.2% C 0.134 H 33.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E2E1B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 46, 27) |
| HSL | hsl(10, 68%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(10, 81%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 67.6%, 81%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.53, 39.62, 33.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.53, 51.96, 40.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.21% 0.112 0.0731) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.21% 0.134 33.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.3315, 7.7857, 1.8902) |
| Luminance | 0.0778 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 1.54
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 3.74
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.11
Brick Red
#8F1402
ΔE00 4.37
Brown Red
#922B05
ΔE00 4.51
Burnt Red
#9F2305
ΔE00 4.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E2E1B #1B7B8E
analogous
#8E1B41 #8E2E1B #8E671B
triadic
#8E2E1B #1B8E2E #2E1B8E
tetradic
#8E2E1B #418E1B #1B7B8E #671B8E
square
#8E2E1B #418E1B #1B7B8E #671B8E
split-complementary
#8E2E1B #1B8E67 #1B418E
monochromatic
#270D07 #5B1D11 #8E2E1B #C13F25 #DC6047
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.21
#8E2E1B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.56
#8E2E1B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8E2E1B
8.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E2E1B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E2E1B | 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)
#4A4118
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#615717
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9D122A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4F4F4F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e2e1b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 46, 27); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.2% 0.134 33.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b76c59',
500: '#8e2e1b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e2e1b; $custom-light: #b76c59; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e2e1b",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 46,
"b": 27
},
"hsl": {
"h": 9.913,
"s": 68.047,
"l": 33.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4421,
"c": 0.13379,
"h": 33.1
},
"luminance": 0.07784
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E2E1B
secondary
#47AABE
accent
#CEEB3D
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F8ECE9
border
#D1C7C5
text
#130703
muted
#827A78