#8E4E3A#8E4E3A

#8E4E3A is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.092 H 38.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E4E3A
RGB	rgb(142, 78, 58)
HSL	hsl(14, 42%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(14, 59%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 45.1%, 59.2%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.42, 24.86, 23.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.42, 34.25, 43.47°)
OKLab	oklab(49.57% 0.0723 0.0567)
OKLCH	oklch(49.57% 0.092 38.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.6445, 11.5066, 5.4519)
Luminance	0.1150 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E4E3A #3A7A8E

analogous

#8E3A50 #8E4E3A #8E783A

triadic

#8E4E3A #3A8E4E #4E3A8E

tetradic

#8E4E3A #508E3A #3A7A8E #783A8E

square

#8E4E3A #508E3A #3A7A8E #783A8E

split-complementary

#8E4E3A #3A8E78 #3A508E

monochromatic

#371E17 #633628 #8E4E3A #B7674E #C98D7A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.36

#8E4E3A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#8E4E3A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E4E3A

6.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E4E3A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E4E3A	1.00	6.36	3.30	6.36
#FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E5738

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E6539

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9B4349

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e4e3a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 78, 58);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.092 38.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b38070',
    500: '#8e4e3a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e4e3a;
$custom-light: #b38070;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e4e3a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 58
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.286,
    "s": 42,
    "l": 39.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49574,
    "c": 0.0919,
    "h": 38.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11505
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E4E3A

secondary

#72A3B2

accent

#B4D256

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EEEC

border

#D0C9C7

text

#110A07

muted

#807C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E4E3A

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

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