#8E373A#8E373A

#8E373A is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 45.9% C 0.118 H 21.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E373A
RGB	rgb(142, 55, 58)
HSL	hsl(358, 44%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(358, 61%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.3%, 59.2%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.58, 37.18, 17.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.58, 41.01, 24.97°)
OKLab	oklab(45.9% 0.1106 0.0424)
OKLCH	oklch(45.9% 0.118 21)
XYZ	xyz(13.2864, 8.7903, 4.9992)
Luminance	0.0879 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E373A #378E8B

analogous

#8E3765 #8E373A #8E5F37

triadic

#8E373A #3A8E37 #373A8E

tetradic

#8E373A #658E37 #378E8B #5F378E

square

#8E373A #658E37 #378E8B #5F378E

split-complementary

#8E373A #378E5F #37658E

monochromatic

#361516 #622628 #8E373A #B9494D #CA7679

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.61

#8E373A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.76

#8E373A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E373A

7.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E373A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E373A	1.00	7.61	2.76	7.61
#FFFFFF	7.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C483A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#625B38

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9B2739

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e373a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 55, 58);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.9% 0.118 21.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b47270',
    500: '#8e373a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e373a;
$custom-light: #b47270;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e373a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 58
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.931,
    "s": 44.162,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45896,
    "c": 0.11845,
    "h": 21
  },
  "luminance": 0.08789
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E373A

secondary

#6EB3B0

accent

#D4CF54

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EDEC

border

#D0C8C7

text

#120807

muted

#817B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E373A

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

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