#8C331F#8C331F

#8C331F is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 44.6% C 0.126 H 34.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C331F
RGB	rgb(140, 51, 31)
HSL	hsl(11, 64%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(11, 78%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.6%, 77.9%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.07, 36.71, 31.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.07, 48.59, 40.93°)
OKLab	oklab(44.56% 0.104 0.0706)
OKLCH	oklch(44.56% 0.126 34.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.2477, 8.0438, 2.2037)
Luminance	0.0804 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C331F #1F788C

analogous

#8C1F41 #8C331F #8C691F

triadic

#8C331F #1F8C33 #331F8C

tetradic

#8C331F #418C1F #1F788C #691F8C

square

#8C331F #418C1F #1F788C #691F8C

split-complementary

#8C331F #1F8C69 #1F418C

monochromatic

#280E09 #5A2114 #8C331F #BE452A #D8674E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.05

#8C331F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.61

#8C331F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C331F

8.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C331F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C331F	1.00	8.05	2.61	8.05
#FFFFFF	8.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C441C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#62571C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A1D2F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c331f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 51, 31);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.6% 0.126 34.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b56f5c',
    500: '#8c331f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c331f;
$custom-light: #b56f5c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c331f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 51,
    "b": 31
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.009,
    "s": 63.743,
    "l": 33.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44562,
    "c": 0.12572,
    "h": 34.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08042
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C331F

secondary

#4CA6BB

accent

#C8E741

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F8ECE9

border

#D1C7C5

text

#120704

muted

#817A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C331F

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