#8E3545#8E3545

#8E3545 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 45.9% C 0.121 H 12.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E3545
RGB	rgb(142, 53, 69)
HSL	hsl(349, 46%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(349, 63%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.7%, 51.4%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.46, 39.11, 10.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.46, 40.40, 14.54°)
OKLab	oklab(45.88% 0.1183 0.0259)
OKLCH	oklch(45.88% 0.121 12.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.5037, 8.7283, 6.6027)
Luminance	0.0873 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E3545 #358E7E

analogous

#8E3571 #8E3545 #8E5135

triadic

#8E3545 #458E35 #35458E

tetradic

#8E3545 #718E35 #358E7E #51358E

square

#8E3545 #718E35 #358E7E #51358E

split-complementary

#8E3545 #358E51 #35718E

monochromatic

#35141A #61242F #8E3545 #BA465B #CB7383

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.65

#8E3545 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.75

#8E3545 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E3545

7.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E3545	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E3545	1.00	7.65	2.75	7.65
#FFFFFF	7.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#494845

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#605A43

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9B273B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e3545;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 53, 69);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.9% 0.121 12.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b47178',
    500: '#8e3545',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e3545;
$custom-light: #b47178;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e3545",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 69
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.213,
    "s": 45.641,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45884,
    "c": 0.12106,
    "h": 12.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08727
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E3545

secondary

#6CB3A6

accent

#D5BE52

background

#FBF7F7

surface

#F6EDED

border

#D0C8C8

text

#120809

muted

#817B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E3545

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

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