#8E2E45#8E2E45
#8E2E45 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 45.0% C 0.130 H 9.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E2E45 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 46, 69) |
| HSL | hsl(346, 51%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(346, 68%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 67.6%, 51.4%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.26, 42.32, 8.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.26, 43.16, 11.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.99% 0.1285 0.0218) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.99% 0.13 9.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.2076, 8.1361, 6.5040) |
| Luminance | 0.0813 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Cranberry
#9E003A
ΔE00 5.24
Berry
#990F4B
ΔE00 5.37
Red Wine
#8C0034
ΔE00 5.53
Purple Red
#990147
ΔE00 5.55
Wine
#722F37
ΔE00 6.41
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 6.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E2E45 #2E8E77
analogous
#8E2E75 #8E2E45 #8E472E
triadic
#8E2E45 #458E2E #2E458E
tetradic
#8E2E45 #758E2E #2E8E77 #472E8E
square
#8E2E45 #758E2E #2E8E77 #472E8E
split-complementary
#8E2E45 #2E8E47 #2E758E
monochromatic
#321018 #601F2F #8E2E45 #BC3D5B #CE6881
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.99
#8E2E45 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.63
#8E2E45 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8E2E45
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E2E45 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E2E45 | 1.00 | 7.99 | 2.63 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#444445
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5D5843
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9B1E37
Achromatopsia (no color)
#515151
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e2e45; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 46, 69); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.0% 0.130 9.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b46d78',
500: '#8e2e45',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e2e45; $custom-light: #b46d78; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e2e45",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 46,
"b": 69
},
"hsl": {
"h": 345.625,
"s": 51.064,
"l": 36.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.44994,
"c": 0.1303,
"h": 9.6
},
"luminance": 0.08134
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E2E45
secondary
#63B5A1
accent
#DBB94D
background
#FBF6F7
surface
#F6ECED
border
#D0C7C8
text
#120708
muted
#817A7B