#8E382B#8E382B

#8E382B is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 45.8% C 0.120 H 30.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E382B
RGB	rgb(142, 56, 43)
HSL	hsl(8, 54%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(8, 70%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.6%, 69.7%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.51, 35.64, 26.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.51, 44.42, 36.65°)
OKLab	oklab(45.76% 0.1029 0.0615)
OKLCH	oklch(45.76% 0.12 30.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.0068, 8.7553, 3.2900)
Luminance	0.0875 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E382B #2B818E

analogous

#8E2B50 #8E382B #8E6A2B

triadic

#8E382B #2B8E38 #382B8E

tetradic

#8E382B #508E2B #2B818E #6A2B8E

square

#8E382B #508E2B #2B818E #6A2B8E

split-complementary

#8E382B #2B8E6A #2B508E

monochromatic

#30130F #5F251D #8E382B #BD4B39 #D07263

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.63

#8E382B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.75

#8E382B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E382B

7.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E382B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E382B	1.00	7.63	2.75	7.63
#FFFFFF	7.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F4829

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#645B29

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C2635

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e382b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 56, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.8% 0.120 30.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b57264',
    500: '#8e382b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e382b;
$custom-light: #b57264;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e382b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 7.879,
    "s": 53.514,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45761,
    "c": 0.11988,
    "h": 30.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08754
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E382B

secondary

#5FABB6

accent

#CADD4B

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F7EDEB

border

#D0C8C6

text

#120805

muted

#817B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E382B

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

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