#8E2E1F#8E2E1F
#8E2E1F is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 44.3% C 0.133 H 31.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E2E1F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 46, 31) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 64%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 78%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 67.6%, 78.2%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.57, 39.78, 31.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.57, 50.68, 38.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.26% 0.1133 0.0695) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.26% 0.133 31.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.3810, 7.8055, 2.1507) |
| Luminance | 0.0780 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 2.71
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 3.82
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.19
Brick Red
#8F1402
ΔE00 5.01
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 5.49
Indian Red
#850E04
ΔE00 5.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E2E1F #1F7F8E
analogous
#8E1F48 #8E2E1F #8E661F
triadic
#8E2E1F #1F8E2E #2E1F8E
tetradic
#8E2E1F #488E1F #1F7F8E #661F8E
square
#8E2E1F #488E1F #1F7F8E #661F8E
split-complementary
#8E2E1F #1F8E66 #1F488E
monochromatic
#2A0D09 #5C1E14 #8E2E1F #C03E2A #D9614F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.20
#8E2E1F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.56
#8E2E1F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8E2E1F
8.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E2E1F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E2E1F | 1.00 | 8.20 | 2.56 | 8.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#49421D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#61571B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9D122B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4F4F4F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e2e1f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 46, 31); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.3% 0.133 31.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b76c5b',
500: '#8e2e1f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e2e1f; $custom-light: #b76c5b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e2e1f",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 46,
"b": 31
},
"hsl": {
"h": 8.108,
"s": 64.162,
"l": 33.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.44255,
"c": 0.13296,
"h": 31.5
},
"luminance": 0.07804
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E2E1F
secondary
#4DADBB
accent
#D1E741
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F8ECE9
border
#D1C7C5
text
#130704
muted
#827A79