#8C371E#8C371E

#8C371E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.1% C 0.122 H 36.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C371E
RGB	rgb(140, 55, 30)
HSL	hsl(14, 65%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(14, 79%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.7%, 78.6%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.81, 34.70, 33.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.81, 48.00, 43.70°)
OKLab	oklab(45.11% 0.0976 0.0732)
OKLCH	oklch(45.11% 0.122 36.9)
XYZ	xyz(12.4171, 8.4033, 2.1962)
Luminance	0.0840 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C371E #1E738C

analogous

#8C1E3C #8C371E #8C6E1E

triadic

#8C371E #1E8C37 #371E8C

tetradic

#8C371E #3C8C1E #1E738C #6E1E8C

square

#8C371E #3C8C1E #1E738C #6E1E8C

split-complementary

#8C371E #1E8C6E #1E3C8C

monochromatic

#270F08 #5A2313 #8C371E #BE4B29 #D96C4C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.83

#8C371E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.68

#8C371E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C371E

7.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C371E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C371E	1.00	7.83	2.68	7.83
#FFFFFF	7.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F461B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#64591B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A2332

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c371e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 55, 30);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.1% 0.122 36.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b4715b',
    500: '#8c371e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c371e;
$custom-light: #b4715b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c371e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 30
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.636,
    "s": 64.706,
    "l": 33.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45114,
    "c": 0.12201,
    "h": 36.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08402
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C371E

secondary

#4BA2BB

accent

#C2E840

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F7EDE9

border

#D0C8C5

text

#120804

muted

#817B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C371E

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