#8E3727#8E3727

#8E3727 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.122 H 32.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E3727
RGB	rgb(142, 55, 39)
HSL	hsl(9, 57%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(9, 73%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.3%, 72.5%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.26, 35.91, 28.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.26, 45.92, 38.55°)
OKLab	oklab(45.56% 0.103 0.0654)
OKLCH	oklch(45.56% 0.122 32.4)
XYZ	xyz(12.8890, 8.6314, 2.9064)
Luminance	0.0863 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E3727 #277E8E

analogous

#8E274B #8E3727 #8E6A27

triadic

#8E3727 #278E37 #37278E

tetradic

#8E3727 #4B8E27 #277E8E #6A278E

square

#8E3727 #4B8E27 #277E8E #6A278E

split-complementary

#8E3727 #278E6A #274B8E

monochromatic

#2E120D #5E241A #8E3727 #BE4A34 #D26F5D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.70

#8E3727 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.73

#8E3727 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E3727

7.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E3727	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E3727	1.00	7.70	2.73	7.70
#FFFFFF	7.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F4725

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#645A25

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C2434

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e3727;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 55, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.122 32.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b57162',
    500: '#8e3727',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e3727;
$custom-light: #b57162;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e3727",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.32,
    "s": 56.906,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45559,
    "c": 0.12194,
    "h": 32.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.0863
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E3727

secondary

#59A9B8

accent

#C8E048

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F7EDEA

border

#D0C8C6

text

#120805

muted

#817B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E3727

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

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