#8E2E27#8E2E27

#8E2E27 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 44.4% C 0.131 H 27.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2E27
RGB	rgb(142, 46, 39)
HSL	hsl(4, 57%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(4, 73%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.6%, 72.5%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.67, 40.15, 26.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.67, 48.26, 33.70°)
OKLab	oklab(44.36% 0.1162 0.0613)
OKLCH	oklch(44.36% 0.131 27.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.4999, 7.8530, 2.7767)
Luminance	0.0785 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2E27 #27878E

analogous

#8E2753 #8E2E27 #8E6227

triadic

#8E2E27 #278E2E #2E278E

tetradic

#8E2E27 #538E27 #27878E #62278E

square

#8E2E27 #538E27 #27878E #62278E

split-complementary

#8E2E27 #278E62 #27538E

monochromatic

#2E0F0D #5E1E1A #8E2E27 #BE3E34 #D2655D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.17

#8E2E27 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.57

#8E2E27 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2E27

8.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2E27	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2E27	1.00	8.17	2.57	8.17
#FFFFFF	8.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#494226

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#605724

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C142D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2e27;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 46, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.4% 0.131 27.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b66c61',
    500: '#8e2e27',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2e27;
$custom-light: #b66c61;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2e27",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.078,
    "s": 56.906,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44362,
    "c": 0.13141,
    "h": 27.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07851
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2E27

secondary

#59B1B8

accent

#D6E048

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F8ECEA

border

#D1C7C6

text

#120705

muted

#817A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2E27

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