#8E2F11#8E2F11
#8E2F11 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 44.2% C 0.135 H 36.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E2F11 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 47, 17) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 79%, 31%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 88%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 66.9%, 88%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.62, 38.86, 38.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.62, 54.88, 44.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.25% 0.1079 0.0808) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.25% 0.135 36.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.2744, 7.8261, 1.3945) |
| Luminance | 0.0782 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 1.60
Brown Red
#922B05
ΔE00 1.86
Reddish Brown
#7F2B0A
ΔE00 3.31
Rust Brown
#8B3103
ΔE00 3.39
Burnt Red
#9F2305
ΔE00 3.76
Auburn
#9A3001
ΔE00 3.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E2F11 #11708E
analogous
#8E1131 #8E2F11 #8E6D11
triadic
#8E2F11 #118E2F #2F118E
tetradic
#8E2F11 #318E11 #11708E #6D118E
square
#8E2F11 #318E11 #11708E #6D118E
split-complementary
#8E2F11 #118E6D #11318E
monochromatic
#210B04 #571D0A #8E2F11 #C54118 #E75E33
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.19
#8E2F11 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.56
#8E2F11 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8E2F11
8.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E2F11 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E2F11 | 1.00 | 8.19 | 2.56 | 8.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4B420B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#62570B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9D1229
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4F4F4F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e2f11; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 47, 17); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.2% 0.135 36.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b76c53',
500: '#8e2f11',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e2f11; $custom-light: #b76c53; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e2f11",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 47,
"b": 17
},
"hsl": {
"h": 14.4,
"s": 78.616,
"l": 31.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.44249,
"c": 0.13484,
"h": 36.8
},
"luminance": 0.07824
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E2F11
secondary
#38A1C2
accent
#C6F533
background
#FCF6F4
surface
#F8ECE7
border
#D1C7C3
text
#130702
muted
#827A78