#8E372D#8E372D

#8E372D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.121 H 29.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E372D
RGB	rgb(142, 55, 45)
HSL	hsl(6, 52%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(6, 68%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.3%, 68.3%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.35, 36.26, 25.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.35, 44.10, 34.71°)
OKLab	oklab(45.65% 0.1053 0.0587)
OKLCH	oklch(45.65% 0.121 29.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.9964, 8.6743, 3.4721)
Luminance	0.0867 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E372D #2D848E

analogous

#8E2D53 #8E372D #8E682D

triadic

#8E372D #2D8E37 #372D8E

tetradic

#8E372D #538E2D #2D848E #682D8E

square

#8E372D #538E2D #2D848E #682D8E

split-complementary

#8E372D #2D8E68 #2D538E

monochromatic

#311310 #60251E #8E372D #BC493C #CF7167

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.68

#8E372D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.73

#8E372D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E372D

7.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E372D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E372D	1.00	7.68	2.73	7.68
#FFFFFF	7.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E472C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#645A2B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C2535

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e372d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 55, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.121 29.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b57166',
    500: '#8e372d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e372d;
$custom-light: #b57166;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e372d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.186,
    "s": 51.872,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4565,
    "c": 0.12051,
    "h": 29.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08673
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E372D

secondary

#61ADB5

accent

#CDDB4C

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F7EDEB

border

#D0C8C6

text

#120806

muted

#817B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E372D

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

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