#8E322A#8E322A

#8E322A is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 44.9% C 0.127 H 28.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E322A
RGB	rgb(142, 50, 42)
HSL	hsl(5, 54%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(5, 70%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.8%, 70.4%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.40, 38.49, 25.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.40, 46.34, 33.84°)
OKLab	oklab(44.92% 0.1116 0.0597)
OKLCH	oklch(44.92% 0.127 28.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.7152, 8.2009, 3.1034)
Luminance	0.0820 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E322A #2A868E

analogous

#8E2A54 #8E322A #8E642A

triadic

#8E322A #2A8E32 #322A8E

tetradic

#8E322A #548E2A #2A868E #642A8E

square

#8E322A #548E2A #2A868E #642A8E

split-complementary

#8E322A #2A8E64 #2A548E

monochromatic

#30110E #5F211C #8E322A #BD4338 #D16B62

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.96

#8E322A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.64

#8E322A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E322A

7.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E322A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E322A	1.00	7.96	2.64	7.96
#FFFFFF	7.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B4429

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#625827

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C1C31

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e322a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 50, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.9% 0.127 28.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b66e64',
    500: '#8e322a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e322a;
$custom-light: #b66e64;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e322a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.8,
    "s": 54.348,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44919,
    "c": 0.1266,
    "h": 28.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08199
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E322A

secondary

#5DAFB6

accent

#D2DE4A

background

#FBF6F5

surface

#F7ECEA

border

#D0C7C6

text

#120705

muted

#817A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E322A

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