#8C371B#8C371B

#8C371B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.1% C 0.123 H 38.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C371B
RGB	rgb(140, 55, 27)
HSL	hsl(15, 68%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(15, 81%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.7%, 80.7%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.78, 34.58, 34.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.78, 49.02, 45.14°)
OKLab	oklab(45.08% 0.0967 0.0758)
OKLCH	oklch(45.08% 0.123 38.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.3806, 8.3887, 2.0039)
Luminance	0.0839 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C371B #1B708C

analogous

#8C1B38 #8C371B #8C6F1B

triadic

#8C371B #1B8C37 #371B8C

tetradic

#8C371B #388C1B #1B708C #6F1B8C

square

#8C371B #388C1B #1B708C #6F1B8C

split-complementary

#8C371B #1B8C6F #1B388C

monochromatic

#250F07 #592311 #8C371B #BF4B25 #DB6B46

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.84

#8C371B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.68

#8C371B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C371B

7.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C371B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C371B	1.00	7.84	2.68	7.84
#FFFFFF	7.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F4617

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#645918

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A2331

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c371b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 55, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.1% 0.123 38.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b57159',
    500: '#8c371b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c371b;
$custom-light: #b57159;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c371b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.867,
    "s": 67.665,
    "l": 32.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45082,
    "c": 0.12283,
    "h": 38.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08387
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C371B

secondary

#469FBD

accent

#C0EB3D

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F8ECE9

border

#D1C7C5

text

#120804

muted

#817B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C371B

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

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