#8E342D#8E342D

#8E342D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.124 H 27.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E342D
RGB	rgb(142, 52, 45)
HSL	hsl(4, 52%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(4, 68%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.4%, 68.3%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.80, 37.72, 24.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.80, 44.95, 32.95°)
OKLab	oklab(45.24% 0.1098 0.0572)
OKLCH	oklch(45.24% 0.124 27.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.8583, 8.3980, 3.4260)
Luminance	0.0840 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E342D #2D878E

analogous

#8E2D57 #8E342D #8E652D

triadic

#8E342D #2D8E34 #342D8E

tetradic

#8E342D #578E2D #2D878E #652D8E

square

#8E342D #578E2D #2D878E #652D8E

split-complementary

#8E342D #2D8E65 #2D578E

monochromatic

#311210 #60231E #8E342D #BC453C #CF6E67

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.84

#8E342D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.68

#8E342D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E342D

7.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E342D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E342D	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)

#4C462C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#62592B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C2033

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e342d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 52, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.124 27.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b57066',
    500: '#8e342d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e342d;
$custom-light: #b57066;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e342d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.33,
    "s": 51.872,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45235,
    "c": 0.12384,
    "h": 27.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08396
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E342D

secondary

#61AFB5

accent

#D1DB4C

background

#FBF6F6

surface

#F7ECEB

border

#D0C7C6

text

#120806

muted

#817B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E342D

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

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