#8E362A#8E362A

#8E362A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 45.5% C 0.122 H 30.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E362A
RGB	rgb(142, 54, 42)
HSL	hsl(7, 54%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(7, 70%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62%, 70.4%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.12, 36.57, 26.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.12, 45.25, 36.09°)
OKLab	oklab(45.46% 0.1056 0.0616)
OKLCH	oklch(45.46% 0.122 30.3)
XYZ	xyz(12.8937, 8.5580, 3.1629)
Luminance	0.0856 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E362A #2A828E

analogous

#8E2A50 #8E362A #8E682A

triadic

#8E362A #2A8E36 #362A8E

tetradic

#8E362A #508E2A #2A828E #682A8E

square

#8E362A #508E2A #2A828E #682A8E

split-complementary

#8E362A #2A8E68 #2A508E

monochromatic

#30120E #5F241C #8E362A #BD4838 #D16F62

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.75

#8E362A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.71

#8E362A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E362A

7.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E362A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E362A	1.00	7.75	2.71	7.75
#FFFFFF	7.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E4728

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#635A28

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C2334

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e362a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 54, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.5% 0.122 30.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b57164',
    500: '#8e362a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e362a;
$custom-light: #b57164;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e362a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 7.2,
    "s": 54.348,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45462,
    "c": 0.12228,
    "h": 30.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08556
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E362A

secondary

#5DACB6

accent

#CCDE4A

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F7EDEA

border

#D0C8C6

text

#120805

muted

#817B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E362A

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