#8E4232#8E4232

#8E4232 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.107 H 33.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E4232
RGB	rgb(142, 66, 50)
HSL	hsl(10, 48%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(10, 65%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 53.5%, 64.8%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.62, 30.89, 24.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.62, 39.66, 38.83°)
OKLab	oklab(47.4% 0.0895 0.0588)
OKLCH	oklch(47.4% 0.107 33.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.6805, 9.8791, 4.2034)
Luminance	0.0988 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E4232 #327E8E

analogous

#8E3250 #8E4232 #8E7032

triadic

#8E4232 #328E42 #42328E

tetradic

#8E4232 #508E32 #327E8E #70328E

square

#8E4232 #508E32 #327E8E #70328E

split-complementary

#8E4232 #328E70 #32508E

monochromatic

#331812 #612D22 #8E4232 #BB5742 #CC7F6E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.06

#8E4232 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.98

#8E4232 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E4232

7.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E4232	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E4232	1.00	7.06	2.98	7.06
#FFFFFF	7.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#564E30

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685F30

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9B343E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e4232;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 66, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.107 33.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b4786a',
    500: '#8e4232',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e4232;
$custom-light: #b4786a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e4232",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 10.435,
    "s": 47.917,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47398,
    "c": 0.10712,
    "h": 33.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09878
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E4232

secondary

#68A7B4

accent

#C0D850

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EDEB

border

#D0C8C6

text

#120906

muted

#817B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E4232

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

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