#8E3722#8E3722

#8E3722 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 45.5% C 0.123 H 34.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E3722
RGB	rgb(142, 55, 34)
HSL	hsl(12, 61%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(12, 76%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.3%, 76.1%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.20, 35.66, 31.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.20, 47.55, 41.41°)
OKLab	oklab(45.49% 0.1012 0.0704)
OKLCH	oklch(45.49% 0.123 34.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.8116, 8.6004, 2.4985)
Luminance	0.0860 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E3722 #22798E

analogous

#8E2243 #8E3722 #8E6D22

triadic

#8E3722 #228E37 #37228E

tetradic

#8E3722 #438E22 #22798E #6D228E

square

#8E3722 #438E22 #22798E #6D228E

split-complementary

#8E3722 #228E6D #22438E

monochromatic

#2B110A #5D2416 #8E3722 #BF4A2E #D66E54

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.72

#8E3722 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.72

#8E3722 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E3722

7.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E3722	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E3722	1.00	7.72	2.72	7.72
#FFFFFF	7.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F471F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#645A1F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C2333

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e3722;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 55, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.5% 0.123 34.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b6715e',
    500: '#8e3722',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e3722;
$custom-light: #b6715e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e3722",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.667,
    "s": 61.364,
    "l": 34.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45493,
    "c": 0.12324,
    "h": 34.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08599
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E3722

secondary

#52A6BA

accent

#C5E443

background

#FCF7F5

surface

#F8EDE9

border

#D1C8C5

text

#120804

muted

#817B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E3722

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

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