#8E372E#8E372E

#8E372E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 45.7% C 0.120 H 28.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E372E
RGB	rgb(142, 55, 46)
HSL	hsl(6, 51%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(6, 68%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.3%, 67.6%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.36, 36.32, 24.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.36, 43.82, 34.02°)
OKLab	oklab(45.67% 0.1057 0.0575)
OKLCH	oklch(45.67% 0.12 28.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.0159, 8.6821, 3.5747)
Luminance	0.0868 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E372E #2E858E

analogous

#8E2E55 #8E372E #8E672E

triadic

#8E372E #2E8E37 #372E8E

tetradic

#8E372E #558E2E #2E858E #672E8E

square

#8E372E #558E2E #2E858E #672E8E

split-complementary

#8E372E #2E8E67 #2E558E

monochromatic

#321310 #60251F #8E372E #BC493D #CE7268

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.68

#8E372E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.74

#8E372E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E372E

7.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E372E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E372E	1.00	7.68	2.74	7.68
#FFFFFF	7.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E472D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#635A2C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C2535

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e372e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 55, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.7% 0.120 28.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b57167',
    500: '#8e372e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e372e;
$custom-light: #b57167;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e372e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.625,
    "s": 51.064,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45667,
    "c": 0.1203,
    "h": 28.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.0868
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E372E

secondary

#63ADB5

accent

#CDDB4D

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F7EDEB

border

#D0C8C6

text

#120806

muted

#817B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E372E

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