#8C371F#8C371F

#8C371F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.1% C 0.122 H 36.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C371F
RGB	rgb(140, 55, 31)
HSL	hsl(13, 64%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(13, 78%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.7%, 77.9%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.82, 34.74, 32.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.82, 47.66, 43.19°)
OKLab	oklab(45.13% 0.098 0.0723)
OKLCH	oklch(45.13% 0.122 36.4)
XYZ	xyz(12.4300, 8.4084, 2.2645)
Luminance	0.0841 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C371F #1F748C

analogous

#8C1F3D #8C371F #8C6D1F

triadic

#8C371F #1F8C37 #371F8C

tetradic

#8C371F #3D8C1F #1F748C #6D1F8C

square

#8C371F #3D8C1F #1F748C #6D1F8C

split-complementary

#8C371F #1F8C6D #1F3D8C

monochromatic

#281009 #5A2314 #8C371F #BE4B2A #D86C4E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.83

#8C371F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.68

#8C371F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C371F

7.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C371F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C371F	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)

#4F461C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#63591C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A2332

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c371f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 55, 31);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.1% 0.122 36.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b4715c',
    500: '#8c371f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c371f;
$custom-light: #b4715c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c371f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 31
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.211,
    "s": 63.743,
    "l": 33.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45125,
    "c": 0.12174,
    "h": 36.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08407
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C371F

secondary

#4CA2BB

accent

#C2E741

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F7EDE9

border

#D0C8C5

text

#120804

muted

#817B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C371F

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