#8E342B#8E342B

#8E342B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.124 H 28.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E342B
RGB	rgb(142, 52, 43)
HSL	hsl(5, 54%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(5, 70%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.4%, 69.7%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.77, 37.60, 25.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.77, 45.50, 34.28°)
OKLab	oklab(45.2% 0.109 0.0595)
OKLCH	oklch(45.2% 0.124 28.6)
XYZ	xyz(12.8207, 8.3829, 3.2280)
Luminance	0.0838 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E342B #2B858E

analogous

#8E2B54 #8E342B #8E662B

triadic

#8E342B #2B8E34 #342B8E

tetradic

#8E342B #548E2B #2B858E #662B8E

square

#8E342B #548E2B #2B858E #662B8E

split-complementary

#8E342B #2B8E66 #2B548E

monochromatic

#30120F #5F231D #8E342B #BD4539 #D06D63

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.85

#8E342B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.68

#8E342B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E342B

7.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E342B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E342B	1.00	7.85	2.68	7.85
#FFFFFF	7.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C452A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#625928

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C2032

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e342b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 52, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.124 28.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b57064',
    500: '#8e342b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e342b;
$custom-light: #b57064;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e342b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.455,
    "s": 53.514,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45202,
    "c": 0.12424,
    "h": 28.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08381
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E342B

secondary

#5FAEB6

accent

#D0DD4B

background

#FBF6F6

surface

#F7ECEB

border

#D0C7C6

text

#120805

muted

#817B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E342B

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