#8E4E39#8E4E39

#8E4E39 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.092 H 38.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E4E39
RGB	rgb(142, 78, 57)
HSL	hsl(15, 43%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(15, 60%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 45.1%, 59.9%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.40, 24.77, 24.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.40, 34.59, 44.25°)
OKLab	oklab(49.56% 0.0719 0.0579)
OKLCH	oklch(49.56% 0.092 38.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.6193, 11.4965, 5.3192)
Luminance	0.1149 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E4E39 #39798E

analogous

#8E394E #8E4E39 #8E7939

triadic

#8E4E39 #398E4E #4E398E

tetradic

#8E4E39 #4E8E39 #39798E #79398E

square

#8E4E39 #4E8E39 #39798E #79398E

split-complementary

#8E4E39 #398E79 #394E8E

monochromatic

#371E16 #623627 #8E4E39 #B7674D #C98C78

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.37

#8E4E39 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#8E4E39 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E4E39

6.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E4E39	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E4E39	1.00	6.37	3.30	6.37
#FFFFFF	6.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E5737

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E6538

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9B4349

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e4e39;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 78, 57);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.092 38.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b3806f',
    500: '#8e4e39',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e4e39;
$custom-light: #b3806f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e4e39",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 57
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.824,
    "s": 42.714,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49556,
    "c": 0.09232,
    "h": 38.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11495
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E4E39

secondary

#71A2B2

accent

#B4D255

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EEEC

border

#D0C9C7

text

#110A07

muted

#807C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E4E39

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

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