#8E402B#8E402B

#8E402B is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 47.0% C 0.111 H 36.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E402B
RGB	rgb(142, 64, 43)
HSL	hsl(13, 54%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(13, 70%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 54.9%, 69.7%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.10, 31.51, 28.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.10, 42.41, 42.03°)
OKLab	oklab(46.97% 0.0901 0.0656)
OKLCH	oklch(46.97% 0.111 36.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.4260, 9.5937, 3.4298)
Luminance	0.0959 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E402B #2B798E

analogous

#8E2B48 #8E402B #8E722B

triadic

#8E402B #2B8E40 #402B8E

tetradic

#8E402B #488E2B #2B798E #722B8E

square

#8E402B #488E2B #2B798E #722B8E

split-complementary

#8E402B #2B8E72 #2B488E

monochromatic

#30160F #5F2B1D #8E402B #BD5539 #D07A63

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.20

#8E402B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.92

#8E402B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E402B

7.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E402B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E402B	1.00	7.20	2.92	7.20
#FFFFFF	7.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#554D29

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685E29

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C303B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e402b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 64, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.0% 0.111 36.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b57765',
    500: '#8e402b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e402b;
$custom-light: #b57765;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e402b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.727,
    "s": 53.514,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46969,
    "c": 0.11145,
    "h": 36.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09592
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E402B

secondary

#5FA4B6

accent

#BEDD4B

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F7EDEB

border

#D0C8C6

text

#120905

muted

#817B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E402B

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

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