#8C321B#8C321B

#8C321B is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 44.4% C 0.128 H 35.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C321B
RGB	rgb(140, 50, 27)
HSL	hsl(12, 68%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(12, 81%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.3%, 80.7%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.85, 37.03, 33.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.85, 50.15, 42.40°)
OKLab	oklab(44.38% 0.1042 0.0737)
OKLCH	oklch(44.38% 0.128 35.3)
XYZ	xyz(12.1550, 7.9375, 1.9288)
Luminance	0.0794 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C321B #1B758C

analogous

#8C1B3D #8C321B #8C6A1B

triadic

#8C321B #1B8C32 #321B8C

tetradic

#8C321B #3D8C1B #1B758C #6A1B8C

square

#8C321B #3D8C1B #1B758C #6A1B8C

split-complementary

#8C321B #1B8C6A #1B3D8C

monochromatic

#250D07 #592011 #8C321B #BF4425 #DB6446

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.12

#8C321B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.59

#8C321B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C321B

8.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C321B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C321B	1.00	8.12	2.59	8.12
#FFFFFF	8.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B4318

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#625718

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A1B2D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c321b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 50, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.4% 0.128 35.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b56e59',
    500: '#8c321b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c321b;
$custom-light: #b56e59;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c321b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.212,
    "s": 67.665,
    "l": 32.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44381,
    "c": 0.12767,
    "h": 35.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07936
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C321B

secondary

#46A5BD

accent

#C7EB3D

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F8ECE9

border

#D1C7C5

text

#130703

muted

#827A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C321B

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

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