#8E312E#8E312E
#8E312E is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 44.9% C 0.127 H 25.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E312E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 49, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(2, 51%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(2, 68%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 65.5%, 67.6%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.29, 39.19, 23.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.29, 45.54, 30.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.86% 0.1147 0.0546) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.86% 0.127 25.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.7481, 8.1464, 3.4854) |
| Luminance | 0.0814 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 4.72
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 6.34
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 6.36
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 6.61
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 7.08
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 7.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E312E #2E8B8E
analogous
#8E2E5B #8E312E #8E612E
triadic
#8E312E #2E8E31 #312E8E
tetradic
#8E312E #5B8E2E #2E8B8E #612E8E
square
#8E312E #5B8E2E #2E8B8E #612E8E
split-complementary
#8E312E #2E8E61 #2E5B8E
monochromatic
#321110 #60211F #8E312E #BC413D #CE6B68
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.99
#8E312E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.63
#8E312E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8E312E
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E312E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E312E | 1.00 | 7.99 | 2.63 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4A442D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#61582B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9C1C31
Achromatopsia (no color)
#515151
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e312e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 49, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.9% 0.127 25.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b56e66',
500: '#8e312e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e312e; $custom-light: #b56e66; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e312e",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 49,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 1.875,
"s": 51.064,
"l": 36.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.44855,
"c": 0.127,
"h": 25.5
},
"luminance": 0.08145
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E312E
secondary
#63B2B5
accent
#D6DB4D
background
#FBF6F6
surface
#F7ECEB
border
#D0C7C6
text
#120706
muted
#817A7A