#8E2F2E#8E2F2E
#8E2F2E is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 44.6% C 0.129 H 24.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E2F2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 47, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(1, 51%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(1, 68%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 66.9%, 67.6%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.95, 40.10, 22.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.95, 46.12, 29.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.6% 0.1175 0.0537) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.6% 0.129 24.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.6663, 7.9828, 3.4581) |
| Luminance | 0.0798 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 4.83
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 6.27
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 6.86
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 6.98
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 7.10
Burgundy
#800020
ΔE00 7.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E2F2E #2E8D8E
analogous
#8E2E5D #8E2F2E #8E5F2E
triadic
#8E2F2E #2E8E2F #2F2E8E
tetradic
#8E2F2E #5D8E2E #2E8D8E #5F2E8E
square
#8E2F2E #5D8E2E #2E8D8E #5F2E8E
split-complementary
#8E2F2E #2E8E5F #2E5D8E
monochromatic
#321010 #60201F #8E2F2E #BC3E3D #CE6968
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.09
#8E2F2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.60
#8E2F2E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8E2F2E
8.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E2F2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E2F2E | 1.00 | 8.09 | 2.60 | 8.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#48432D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#60572B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9C1830
Achromatopsia (no color)
#505050
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e2f2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 47, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.6% 0.129 24.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b56d66',
500: '#8e2f2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e2f2e; $custom-light: #b56d66; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e2f2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 47,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0.625,
"s": 51.064,
"l": 36.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.44601,
"c": 0.12921,
"h": 24.5
},
"luminance": 0.07981
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E2F2E
secondary
#63B4B5
accent
#D9DB4D
background
#FBF6F6
surface
#F7ECEB
border
#D0C7C6
text
#120706
muted
#817A7A