#8E341E#8E341E

#8E341E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.0% C 0.127 H 34.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E341E
RGB	rgb(142, 52, 30)
HSL	hsl(12, 65%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(12, 79%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.4%, 78.9%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.60, 36.95, 33.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.60, 49.58, 41.82°)
OKLab	oklab(45.03% 0.1044 0.0728)
OKLCH	oklch(45.03% 0.127 34.9)
XYZ	xyz(12.6190, 8.3023, 2.1661)
Luminance	0.0830 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E341E #1E788E

analogous

#8E1E40 #8E341E #8E6C1E

triadic

#8E341E #1E8E34 #341E8E

tetradic

#8E341E #408E1E #1E788E #6C1E8E

square

#8E341E #408E1E #1E788E #6C1E8E

split-complementary

#8E341E #1E8E6C #1E408E

monochromatic

#290F09 #5B2113 #8E341E #C14729 #D9694D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.89

#8E341E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.66

#8E341E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E341E

7.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E341E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E341E	1.00	7.89	2.66	7.89
#FFFFFF	7.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D451B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#63591B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C1E2F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e341e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 52, 30);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.0% 0.127 34.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b66f5b',
    500: '#8e341e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e341e;
$custom-light: #b66f5b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e341e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 30
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.786,
    "s": 65.116,
    "l": 33.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45027,
    "c": 0.12725,
    "h": 34.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08301
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E341E

secondary

#4CA6BC

accent

#C7E840

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F8ECE9

border

#D1C7C5

text

#130804

muted

#827B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E341E

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