#8E352B#8E352B

#8E352B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 45.3% C 0.123 H 29.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E352B
RGB	rgb(142, 53, 43)
HSL	hsl(6, 54%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(6, 70%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.7%, 69.7%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.95, 37.12, 25.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.95, 45.23, 34.85°)
OKLab	oklab(45.34% 0.1075 0.06)
OKLCH	oklch(45.34% 0.123 29.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.8658, 8.4731, 3.2430)
Luminance	0.0847 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E352B #2B848E

analogous

#8E2B53 #8E352B #8E672B

triadic

#8E352B #2B8E35 #352B8E

tetradic

#8E352B #538E2B #2B848E #672B8E

square

#8E352B #538E2B #2B848E #672B8E

split-complementary

#8E352B #2B8E67 #2B538E

monochromatic

#30120F #5F231D #8E352B #BD4739 #D06E63

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.79

#8E352B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.69

#8E352B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E352B

7.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E352B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E352B	1.00	7.79	2.69	7.79
#FFFFFF	7.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D4629

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#635929

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C2133

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e352b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 53, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.3% 0.123 29.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b57064',
    500: '#8e352b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e352b;
$custom-light: #b57064;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e352b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.061,
    "s": 53.514,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45339,
    "c": 0.12314,
    "h": 29.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08471
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E352B

secondary

#5FADB6

accent

#CEDD4B

background

#FBF6F6

surface

#F7ECEB

border

#D0C7C6

text

#120805

muted

#817B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E352B

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

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