#8E422E#8E422E

#8E422E is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.108 H 35.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E422E
RGB	rgb(142, 66, 46)
HSL	hsl(13, 51%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(13, 68%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 53.5%, 67.6%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.56, 30.62, 27.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.56, 40.94, 41.59°)
OKLab	oklab(47.33% 0.0879 0.0634)
OKLCH	oklch(47.33% 0.108 35.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.5979, 9.8461, 3.7687)
Luminance	0.0984 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E422E #2E7A8E

analogous

#8E2E4A #8E422E #8E722E

triadic

#8E422E #2E8E42 #422E8E

tetradic

#8E422E #4A8E2E #2E7A8E #722E8E

square

#8E422E #4A8E2E #2E7A8E #722E8E

split-complementary

#8E422E #2E8E72 #2E4A8E

monochromatic

#321710 #602D1F #8E422E #BC573D #CE7D68

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.07

#8E422E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.97

#8E422E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E422E

7.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E422E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E422E	1.00	7.07	2.97	7.07
#FFFFFF	7.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#564E2C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#695F2C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C333D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e422e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 66, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.108 35.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b47867',
    500: '#8e422e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e422e;
$custom-light: #b47867;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e422e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.5,
    "s": 51.064,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47333,
    "c": 0.10841,
    "h": 35.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09844
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E422E

secondary

#63A4B5

accent

#BDDB4D

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EDEB

border

#D0C8C6

text

#120906

muted

#817B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E422E

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

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