#8E372B#8E372B
#8E372B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.121 H 30.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E372B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 55, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(7, 54%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(7, 70%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 61.3%, 69.7%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.32, 36.14, 26.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.32, 44.69, 36.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.62% 0.1045 0.061) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.62% 0.121 30.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.9588, 8.6593, 3.2741) |
| Luminance | 0.0866 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.18
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.52
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 4.85
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.16
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 6.91
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 7.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E372B #2B828E
analogous
#8E2B51 #8E372B #8E692B
triadic
#8E372B #2B8E37 #372B8E
tetradic
#8E372B #518E2B #2B828E #692B8E
square
#8E372B #518E2B #2B828E #692B8E
split-complementary
#8E372B #2B8E69 #2B518E
monochromatic
#30130F #5F251D #8E372B #BD4939 #D07163
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.69
#8E372B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.73
#8E372B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8E372B
7.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E372B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E372B | 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)
#4E4729
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#645A29
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9C2435
Achromatopsia (no color)
#535353
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e372b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 55, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.121 30.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b57164',
500: '#8e372b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e372b; $custom-light: #b57164; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e372b",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 55,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 7.273,
"s": 53.514,
"l": 36.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45619,
"c": 0.12097,
"h": 30.3
},
"luminance": 0.08658
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E372B
secondary
#5FABB6
accent
#CBDD4B
background
#FBF7F6
surface
#F7EDEB
border
#D0C8C6
text
#120805
muted
#817B7A