#8C371C#8C371C

#8C371C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.1% C 0.123 H 37.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C371C
RGB	rgb(140, 55, 28)
HSL	hsl(14, 67%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(14, 80%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.7%, 80%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.79, 34.62, 34.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.79, 48.68, 44.67°)
OKLab	oklab(45.09% 0.097 0.0749)
OKLCH	oklch(45.09% 0.123 37.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.3923, 8.3934, 2.0659)
Luminance	0.0839 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C371C #1C718C

analogous

#8C1C39 #8C371C #8C6F1C

triadic

#8C371C #1C8C37 #371C8C

tetradic

#8C371C #398C1C #1C718C #6F1C8C

square

#8C371C #398C1C #1C718C #6F1C8C

split-complementary

#8C371C #1C8C6F #1C398C

monochromatic

#260F08 #592312 #8C371C #BF4B26 #DA6B48

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.84

#8C371C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.68

#8C371C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C371C

7.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C371C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C371C	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)

#4F4618

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#645919

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A2331

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c371c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 55, 28);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.1% 0.123 37.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b5715a',
    500: '#8c371c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c371c;
$custom-light: #b5715a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c371c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 28
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.464,
    "s": 66.667,
    "l": 32.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45092,
    "c": 0.12256,
    "h": 37.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08392
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C371C

secondary

#48A0BC

accent

#C0EA3E

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F8ECE9

border

#D1C7C5

text

#120804

muted

#817B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C371C

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

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