#8E3519#8E3519

#8E3519 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.1% C 0.128 H 37.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E3519
RGB	rgb(142, 53, 25)
HSL	hsl(14, 70%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(14, 82%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.7%, 82.4%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.74, 36.27, 35.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.74, 51.02, 44.68°)
OKLab	oklab(45.11% 0.1013 0.0774)
OKLCH	oklch(45.11% 0.128 37.4)
XYZ	xyz(12.6053, 8.3690, 1.8711)
Luminance	0.0837 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E3519 #19728E

analogous

#8E1937 #8E3519 #8E6F19

triadic

#8E3519 #198E35 #35198E

tetradic

#8E3519 #378E19 #19728E #6F198E

square

#8E3519 #378E19 #19728E #6F198E

split-complementary

#8E3519 #198E6F #19378E

monochromatic

#260E07 #5A2210 #8E3519 #C24822 #DE6843

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.86

#8E3519 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.67

#8E3519 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E3519

7.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E3519	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E3519	1.00	7.86	2.67	7.86
#FFFFFF	7.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E4515

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#645915

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9D1F2F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e3519;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 53, 25);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.1% 0.128 37.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b77058',
    500: '#8e3519',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e3519;
$custom-light: #b77058;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e3519",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 25
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.359,
    "s": 70.06,
    "l": 32.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45114,
    "c": 0.12751,
    "h": 37.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08367
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E3519

secondary

#44A2BF

accent

#C2ED3B

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F8ECE9

border

#D1C7C5

text

#130803

muted

#827B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E3519

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

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