#8E4239#8E4239
#8E4239 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.105 H 28.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E4239 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 66, 57) |
| HSL | hsl(6, 43%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(6, 60%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 53.5%, 59.9%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.74, 31.42, 20.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.74, 37.66, 33.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.53% 0.0924 0.0503) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.53% 0.105 28.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.8432, 9.9442, 5.0605) |
| Luminance | 0.0994 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 6.32
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 6.53
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 6.62
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 7.92
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 8.93
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 9.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E4239 #39858E
analogous
#8E395B #8E4239 #8E6D39
triadic
#8E4239 #398E42 #42398E
tetradic
#8E4239 #5B8E39 #39858E #6D398E
square
#8E4239 #5B8E39 #39858E #6D398E
split-complementary
#8E4239 #398E6D #395B8E
monochromatic
#371916 #622E27 #8E4239 #B7584D #C98178
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.03
#8E4239 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.99
#8E4239 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8E4239
7.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E4239 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E4239 | 1.00 | 7.03 | 2.99 | 7.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#554F38
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#675F37
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9B3540
Achromatopsia (no color)
#595959
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e4239; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 66, 57); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.105 28.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b4786f',
500: '#8e4239',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e4239; $custom-light: #b4786f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e4239",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 66,
"b": 57
},
"hsl": {
"h": 6.353,
"s": 42.714,
"l": 39.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47526,
"c": 0.10519,
"h": 28.5
},
"luminance": 0.09943
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E4239
secondary
#71ABB2
accent
#C5D255
background
#FBF7F6
surface
#F6EDEC
border
#D0C8C7
text
#120907
muted
#817B7A