#8E332A#8E332A

#8E332A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.1% C 0.126 H 28.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E332A
RGB	rgb(142, 51, 42)
HSL	hsl(5, 54%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(5, 70%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.1%, 70.4%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.57, 38.02, 26.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.57, 46.06, 34.38°)
OKLab	oklab(45.05% 0.1101 0.0602)
OKLCH	oklch(45.05% 0.126 28.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.7584, 8.2874, 3.1178)
Luminance	0.0829 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E332A #2A858E

analogous

#8E2A53 #8E332A #8E652A

triadic

#8E332A #2A8E33 #332A8E

tetradic

#8E332A #538E2A #2A858E #652A8E

square

#8E332A #538E2A #2A858E #652A8E

split-complementary

#8E332A #2A8E65 #2A538E

monochromatic

#30110E #5F221C #8E332A #BD4438 #D16C62

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.90

#8E332A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.66

#8E332A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E332A

7.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E332A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E332A	1.00	7.90	2.66	7.90
#FFFFFF	7.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B4529

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#625927

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C1E31

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e332a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 51, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.1% 0.126 28.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b56f64',
    500: '#8e332a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e332a;
$custom-light: #b56f64;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e332a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 51,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.4,
    "s": 54.348,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45052,
    "c": 0.12552,
    "h": 28.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08286
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E332A

secondary

#5DAEB6

accent

#D0DE4A

background

#FBF6F5

surface

#F7ECEA

border

#D0C7C6

text

#120805

muted

#817B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E332A

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

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