#8E442E#8E442E

#8E442E is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 47.7% C 0.106 H 37.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E442E
RGB	rgb(142, 68, 46)
HSL	hsl(14, 51%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(14, 68%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.1%, 67.6%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.99, 29.54, 27.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.99, 40.48, 43.14°)
OKLab	oklab(47.66% 0.0846 0.0645)
OKLCH	oklch(47.66% 0.106 37.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.7168, 10.0839, 3.8083)
Luminance	0.1008 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E442E #2E788E

analogous

#8E2E48 #8E442E #8E742E

triadic

#8E442E #2E8E44 #442E8E

tetradic

#8E442E #488E2E #2E788E #742E8E

square

#8E442E #488E2E #2E788E #742E8E

split-complementary

#8E442E #2E8E74 #2E488E

monochromatic

#321810 #602E1F #8E442E #BC5A3D #CE8068

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.96

#8E442E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#8E442E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E442E

6.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E442E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E442E	1.00	6.96	3.02	6.96
#FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#574F2C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A602D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C363F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e442e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 68, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.7% 0.106 37.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b47a67',
    500: '#8e442e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e442e;
$custom-light: #b47a67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e442e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.75,
    "s": 51.064,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47659,
    "c": 0.10639,
    "h": 37.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10082
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E442E

secondary

#63A2B5

accent

#BADB4D

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EDEB

border

#D0C8C6

text

#120906

muted

#817B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E442E

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