#8E452E#8E452E

#8E452E is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 47.8% C 0.105 H 38.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E452E
RGB	rgb(142, 69, 46)
HSL	hsl(14, 51%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(14, 68%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 51.4%, 67.6%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.21, 28.99, 27.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.21, 40.27, 43.94°)
OKLab	oklab(47.82% 0.0829 0.0651)
OKLCH	oklch(47.82% 0.105 38.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.7778, 10.2059, 3.8286)
Luminance	0.1020 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E452E #2E778E

analogous

#8E2E47 #8E452E #8E752E

triadic

#8E452E #2E8E45 #452E8E

tetradic

#8E452E #478E2E #2E778E #752E8E

square

#8E452E #478E2E #2E778E #752E8E

split-complementary

#8E452E #2E8E75 #2E478E

monochromatic

#321810 #602F1F #8E452E #BC5B3D #CE8168

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.91

#8E452E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#8E452E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E452E

6.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E452E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E452E	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)

#58502C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A602D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C3740

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e452e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 69, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.8% 0.105 38.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b47a67',
    500: '#8e452e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e452e;
$custom-light: #b47a67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e452e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.375,
    "s": 51.064,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47824,
    "c": 0.1054,
    "h": 38.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10204
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E452E

secondary

#63A1B5

accent

#B9DB4D

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EEEB

border

#D0C9C6

text

#120906

muted

#817B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E452E

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

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