#8E342A#8E342A

#8E342A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.124 H 29.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E342A
RGB	rgb(142, 52, 42)
HSL	hsl(6, 54%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(6, 70%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.4%, 70.4%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.75, 37.54, 26.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.75, 45.79, 34.94°)
OKLab	oklab(45.19% 0.1087 0.0607)
OKLCH	oklch(45.19% 0.124 29.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.8025, 8.3757, 3.1326)
Luminance	0.0837 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E342A #2A848E

analogous

#8E2A52 #8E342A #8E662A

triadic

#8E342A #2A8E34 #342A8E

tetradic

#8E342A #528E2A #2A848E #662A8E

square

#8E342A #528E2A #2A848E #662A8E

split-complementary

#8E342A #2A8E66 #2A528E

monochromatic

#30110E #5F231C #8E342A #BD4538 #D16D62

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.85

#8E342A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.67

#8E342A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E342A

7.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E342A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E342A	1.00	7.85	2.67	7.85
#FFFFFF	7.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C4528

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#635927

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C2032

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e342a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 52, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.124 29.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b57064',
    500: '#8e342a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e342a;
$custom-light: #b57064;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e342a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6,
    "s": 54.348,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45187,
    "c": 0.12444,
    "h": 29.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08374
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E342A

secondary

#5DAEB6

accent

#CFDE4A

background

#FBF6F5

surface

#F7ECEA

border

#D0C7C6

text

#120805

muted

#817B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E342A

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

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