#8E443B#8E443B

#8E443B is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 47.9% C 0.102 H 28.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E443B
RGB	rgb(142, 68, 59)
HSL	hsl(7, 41%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(7, 58%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.1%, 58.5%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.20, 30.51, 20.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.20, 36.54, 33.40°)
OKLab	oklab(47.89% 0.0899 0.049)
OKLCH	oklch(47.89% 0.102 28.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.0130, 10.2024, 5.3681)
Luminance	0.1020 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E443B #3B858E

analogous

#8E3B5C #8E443B #8E6E3B

triadic

#8E443B #3B8E44 #443B8E

tetradic

#8E443B #5C8E3B #3B858E #6E3B8E

square

#8E443B #5C8E3B #3B858E #6E3B8E

split-complementary

#8E443B #3B8E6E #3B5C8E

monochromatic

#381B17 #632F29 #8E443B #B65B50 #C8847B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.91

#8E443B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#8E443B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E443B

6.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E443B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E443B	1.00	6.91	3.04	6.91
#FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#56503A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#68603A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9B3842

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e443b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 68, 59);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.9% 0.102 28.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b37a71',
    500: '#8e443b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e443b;
$custom-light: #b37a71;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e443b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 59
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.506,
    "s": 41.294,
    "l": 39.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47888,
    "c": 0.10235,
    "h": 28.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10201
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E443B

secondary

#73ABB2

accent

#C4D157

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EEEC

border

#D0C9C7

text

#120907

muted

#817B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E443B

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

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