#8E342E#8E342E

#8E342E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.3% C 0.124 H 26.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E342E
RGB	rgb(142, 52, 46)
HSL	hsl(4, 51%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(4, 68%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.4%, 67.6%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.81, 37.78, 23.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.81, 44.68, 32.26°)
OKLab	oklab(45.25% 0.1102 0.056)
OKLCH	oklch(45.25% 0.124 26.9)
XYZ	xyz(12.8777, 8.4058, 3.5286)
Luminance	0.0840 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E342E #2E888E

analogous

#8E2E58 #8E342E #8E642E

triadic

#8E342E #2E8E34 #342E8E

tetradic

#8E342E #588E2E #2E888E #642E8E

square

#8E342E #588E2E #2E888E #642E8E

split-complementary

#8E342E #2E8E64 #2E588E

monochromatic

#321210 #60231F #8E342E #BC453D #CE6F68

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.83

#8E342E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.68

#8E342E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E342E

7.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E342E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E342E	1.00	7.83	2.68	7.83
#FFFFFF	7.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C462D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#62592C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C2033

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e342e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 52, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.3% 0.124 26.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b57067',
    500: '#8e342e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e342e;
$custom-light: #b57067;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e342e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.75,
    "s": 51.064,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45252,
    "c": 0.12365,
    "h": 26.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08404
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E342E

secondary

#63B0B5

accent

#D2DB4D

background

#FBF6F6

surface

#F7ECEB

border

#D0C7C6

text

#120806

muted

#817B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E342E

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