#8E2F41#8E2F41

#8E2F41 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 45.0% C 0.129 H 12.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2F41
RGB	rgb(142, 47, 65)
HSL	hsl(349, 50%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(349, 67%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.9%, 54.2%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.33, 41.52, 11.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.33, 42.99, 15.04°)
OKLab	oklab(45.01% 0.1254 0.0282)
OKLCH	oklch(45.01% 0.129 12.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.1271, 8.1672, 5.8852)
Luminance	0.0817 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2F41 #2F8E7C

analogous

#8E2F71 #8E2F41 #8E4D2F

triadic

#8E2F41 #418E2F #2F418E

tetradic

#8E2F41 #718E2F #2F8E7C #4D2F8E

square

#8E2F41 #718E2F #2F8E7C #4D2F8E

split-complementary

#8E2F41 #2F8E4D #2F718E

monochromatic

#321117 #60202C #8E2F41 #BC3E56 #CE6A7D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.98

#8E2F41 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.63

#8E2F41 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2F41

7.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2F41	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2F41	1.00	7.98	2.63	7.98
#FFFFFF	7.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#454441

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5E583F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9B1E36

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2f41;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 47, 65);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.0% 0.129 12.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b46d75',
    500: '#8e2f41',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2f41;
$custom-light: #b46d75;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2f41",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 65
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 348.632,
    "s": 50.265,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4501,
    "c": 0.12855,
    "h": 12.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08165
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2F41

secondary

#64B5A5

accent

#DABF4E

background

#FBF6F7

surface

#F6ECED

border

#D0C7C8

text

#120708

muted

#817A7B

Preview Lab

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