#8E2F27#8E2F27
#8E2F27 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 44.5% C 0.130 H 28.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E2F27 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 47, 39) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 57%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(5, 73%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 66.9%, 72.5%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.84, 39.70, 26.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.84, 48.00, 34.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.49% 0.1148 0.0618) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.49% 0.13 28.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.5394, 7.9321, 2.7898) |
| Luminance | 0.0793 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 4.57
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.91
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 5.09
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.21
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 5.37
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 5.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E2F27 #27868E
analogous
#8E2752 #8E2F27 #8E6227
triadic
#8E2F27 #278E2F #2F278E
tetradic
#8E2F27 #528E27 #27868E #62278E
square
#8E2F27 #528E27 #27868E #62278E
split-complementary
#8E2F27 #278E62 #27528E
monochromatic
#2E0F0D #5E1F1A #8E2F27 #BE3F34 #D2665D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.12
#8E2F27 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.59
#8E2F27 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8E2F27
8.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E2F27 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E2F27 | 1.00 | 8.12 | 2.59 | 8.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#494325
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#615724
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9C162E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#505050
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e2f27; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 47, 39); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.5% 0.130 28.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b66d61',
500: '#8e2f27',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e2f27; $custom-light: #b66d61; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e2f27",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 47,
"b": 39
},
"hsl": {
"h": 4.66,
"s": 56.906,
"l": 35.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.44487,
"c": 0.13036,
"h": 28.3
},
"luminance": 0.0793
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E2F27
secondary
#59B0B8
accent
#D4E048
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F8ECEA
border
#D1C7C6
text
#120705
muted
#817A79