#8E2F44#8E2F44
#8E2F44 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 45.1% C 0.129 H 10.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E2F44 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 47, 68) |
| HSL | hsl(347, 50%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(347, 67%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 66.9%, 52.1%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.40, 41.79, 9.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.40, 42.81, 12.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.09% 0.1267 0.0238) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.09% 0.129 10.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.2163, 8.2029, 6.3551) |
| Luminance | 0.0820 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Cranberry
#9E003A
ΔE00 5.25
Red Wine
#8C0034
ΔE00 5.64
Berry
#990F4B
ΔE00 5.86
Purple Red
#990147
ΔE00 6.00
Wine
#722F37
ΔE00 6.22
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 6.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E2F44 #2F8E79
analogous
#8E2F74 #8E2F44 #8E4A2F
triadic
#8E2F44 #448E2F #2F448E
tetradic
#8E2F44 #748E2F #2F8E79 #4A2F8E
square
#8E2F44 #748E2F #2F8E79 #4A2F8E
split-complementary
#8E2F44 #2F8E4A #2F748E
monochromatic
#321118 #60202E #8E2F44 #BC3E5A #CE6A80
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.95
#8E2F44 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.64
#8E2F44 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8E2F44
7.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E2F44 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E2F44 | 1.00 | 7.95 | 2.64 | 7.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#454544
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5D5842
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9B1F37
Achromatopsia (no color)
#515151
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e2f44; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 47, 68); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.1% 0.129 10.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b46d77',
500: '#8e2f44',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e2f44; $custom-light: #b46d77; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e2f44",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 47,
"b": 68
},
"hsl": {
"h": 346.737,
"s": 50.265,
"l": 37.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45088,
"c": 0.12888,
"h": 10.7
},
"luminance": 0.08201
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E2F44
secondary
#64B5A3
accent
#DABB4E
background
#FBF6F7
surface
#F6ECED
border
#D0C7C8
text
#120708
muted
#817A7B