#8E342C#8E342C

#8E342C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.124 H 28.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E342C
RGB	rgb(142, 52, 44)
HSL	hsl(5, 53%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(5, 69%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.4%, 69%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.78, 37.66, 25.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.78, 45.22, 33.62°)
OKLab	oklab(45.22% 0.1094 0.0584)
OKLCH	oklch(45.22% 0.124 28.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.8392, 8.3904, 3.3258)
Luminance	0.0839 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E342C #2C868E

analogous

#8E2C55 #8E342C #8E652C

triadic

#8E342C #2C8E34 #342C8E

tetradic

#8E342C #558E2C #2C868E #652C8E

square

#8E342C #558E2C #2C868E #652C8E

split-complementary

#8E342C #2C8E65 #2C558E

monochromatic

#31120F #5F231E #8E342C #BD453A #CF6E65

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.84

#8E342C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.68

#8E342C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E342C

7.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E342C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E342C	1.00	7.84	2.68	7.84
#FFFFFF	7.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C462B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#62592A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C2033

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e342c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 52, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.124 28.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b57065',
    500: '#8e342c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e342c;
$custom-light: #b57065;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e342c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.898,
    "s": 52.688,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45219,
    "c": 0.12403,
    "h": 28.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08389
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E342C

secondary

#60AFB6

accent

#D0DC4C

background

#FBF6F6

surface

#F7ECEB

border

#D0C7C6

text

#120805

muted

#817B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E342C

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

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