#8E3620#8E3620

#8E3620 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 45.3% C 0.125 H 35.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E3620
RGB	rgb(142, 54, 32)
HSL	hsl(12, 63%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(12, 77%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62%, 77.5%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.99, 36.06, 32.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.99, 48.45, 41.89°)
OKLab	oklab(45.33% 0.102 0.0718)
OKLCH	oklch(45.33% 0.125 35.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.7366, 8.4952, 2.3353)
Luminance	0.0849 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E3620 #20788E

analogous

#8E2041 #8E3620 #8E6D20

triadic

#8E3620 #208E36 #36208E

tetradic

#8E3620 #418E20 #20788E #6D208E

square

#8E3620 #418E20 #20788E #6D208E

split-complementary

#8E3620 #208E6D #20418E

monochromatic

#2A1009 #5C2315 #8E3620 #C0492B #D86C51

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.78

#8E3620 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.70

#8E3620 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E3620

7.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E3620	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E3620	1.00	7.78	2.70	7.78
#FFFFFF	7.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E461D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#645A1D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C2131

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e3620;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 54, 32);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.3% 0.125 35.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b6715d',
    500: '#8e3620',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e3620;
$custom-light: #b6715d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e3620",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 32
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12,
    "s": 63.218,
    "l": 34.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45327,
    "c": 0.12476,
    "h": 35.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08493
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E3620

secondary

#4FA5BB

accent

#C5E642

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F8ECE9

border

#D1C7C5

text

#130804

muted

#827B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E3620

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

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