#8E322D#8E322D

#8E322D is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 45.0% C 0.126 H 26.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E322D
RGB	rgb(142, 50, 45)
HSL	hsl(3, 52%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(3, 68%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.8%, 68.3%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.44, 38.66, 24.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.44, 45.51, 31.84°)
OKLab	oklab(44.97% 0.1128 0.0563)
OKLCH	oklch(44.97% 0.126 26.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.7709, 8.2232, 3.3969)
Luminance	0.0822 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E322D #2D898E

analogous

#8E2D59 #8E322D #8E632D

triadic

#8E322D #2D8E32 #322D8E

tetradic

#8E322D #598E2D #2D898E #632D8E

square

#8E322D #598E2D #2D898E #632D8E

split-complementary

#8E322D #2D8E63 #2D598E

monochromatic

#311110 #60221E #8E322D #BC423C #CF6C67

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.94

#8E322D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.64

#8E322D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E322D

7.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E322D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E322D	1.00	7.94	2.64	7.94
#FFFFFF	7.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A452C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#61582A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C1D32

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e322d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 50, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.0% 0.126 26.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b56f66',
    500: '#8e322d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e322d;
$custom-light: #b56f66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e322d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.093,
    "s": 51.872,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44968,
    "c": 0.12605,
    "h": 26.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08221
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E322D

secondary

#61B1B5

accent

#D4DB4C

background

#FBF6F6

surface

#F7ECEB

border

#D0C7C6

text

#120706

muted

#817A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E322D

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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