#8E2F2C#8E2F2C
#8E2F2C is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 44.6% C 0.130 H 25.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E2F2C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 47, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(2, 53%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(2, 69%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 66.9%, 69%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.91, 39.98, 23.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.91, 46.63, 30.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.57% 0.1167 0.0561) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.57% 0.13 25.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.6278, 7.9674, 3.2553) |
| Luminance | 0.0797 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 4.61
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 5.90
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 6.25
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 6.51
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 6.59
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 6.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E2F2C #2C8B8E
analogous
#8E2C5A #8E2F2C #8E602C
triadic
#8E2F2C #2C8E2F #2F2C8E
tetradic
#8E2F2C #5A8E2C #2C8B8E #602C8E
square
#8E2F2C #5A8E2C #2C8B8E #602C8E
split-complementary
#8E2F2C #2C8E60 #2C5A8E
monochromatic
#31100F #5F201E #8E2F2C #BD3E3A #CF6865
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.10
#8E2F2C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.59
#8E2F2C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8E2F2C
8.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E2F2C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E2F2C | 1.00 | 8.10 | 2.59 | 8.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#49432B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#605729
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9C182F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#505050
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e2f2c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 47, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.6% 0.130 25.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b66d65',
500: '#8e2f2c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e2f2c; $custom-light: #b66d65; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e2f2c",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 47,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 1.837,
"s": 52.688,
"l": 36.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.44566,
"c": 0.1295,
"h": 25.7
},
"luminance": 0.07966
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E2F2C
secondary
#60B3B6
accent
#D8DC4C
background
#FBF6F6
surface
#F7ECEB
border
#D0C7C6
text
#120705
muted
#817A7A