Nether Red

Name: Nether Red
Brand: Little Greene

315 / Little Greene

#8C3A42

A deep, brownish-crimson with roots in historic English colour naming, richly atmospheric in candlelight.

Spec Sheet

Hex#8C3A42

RGB140, 58, 66

HSL354°, 41%, 39%

On White 7.5:1 AAA

On Black 2.8:1 Fail

For AI Tools

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Use these colors for all components:

Background: #EBE6E6
Text: #2A1E1F
Accent: #8C3A42
Support: #74B4AE
Neutral: #C8B4A7

Rules:
- Use Background for surfaces and canvas
- Use Ink for body text and icons
- Never use Accent as body text — contrast is too low
- Maintain 4.5:1 minimum contrast for normal text

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#EBE6E6 background RGB 235 230 230

#2A1E1F ink RGB 42 30 31

#8C3A42 accent RGB 140 58 66

#74B4AE support RGB 116 180 174

#C8B4A7 neutral RGB 200 180 167

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CSS Variables

:root {
  --palette-background: #EBE6E6;
  --palette-ink: #2A1E1F;
  --palette-accent: #8C3A42;
  --palette-support: #74B4AE;
  --palette-neutral: #C8B4A7;
}

Tailwind Config

{
  "palette-background": "#EBE6E6",
  "palette-ink": "#2A1E1F",
  "palette-accent": "#8C3A42",
  "palette-support": "#74B4AE",
  "palette-neutral": "#C8B4A7"
}

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