#8E372A#8E372A
#8E372A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.121 H 30.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E372A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 55, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 54%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 70%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 61.3%, 70.4%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.31, 36.08, 26.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.31, 44.99, 36.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.6% 0.1041 0.0621) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.6% 0.121 30.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.9407, 8.6521, 3.1786) |
| Luminance | 0.0865 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 3.97
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.32
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 4.53
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.27
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 6.92
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 7.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E372A #2A818E
analogous
#8E2A4F #8E372A #8E692A
triadic
#8E372A #2A8E37 #372A8E
tetradic
#8E372A #4F8E2A #2A818E #692A8E
square
#8E372A #4F8E2A #2A818E #692A8E
split-complementary
#8E372A #2A8E69 #2A4F8E
monochromatic
#30120E #5F251C #8E372A #BD4938 #D17062
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.69
#8E372A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.73
#8E372A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8E372A
7.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E372A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E372A | 1.00 | 7.69 | 2.73 | 7.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4E4728
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#645A28
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9C2434
Achromatopsia (no color)
#535353
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e372a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 55, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.121 30.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b57164',
500: '#8e372a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e372a; $custom-light: #b57164; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e372a",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 55,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 7.8,
"s": 54.348,
"l": 36.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45603,
"c": 0.1212,
"h": 30.8
},
"luminance": 0.0865
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E372A
secondary
#5DABB6
accent
#CBDE4A
background
#FBF7F6
surface
#F7EDEB
border
#D0C8C6
text
#120805
muted
#817B7A