#8C381E#8C381E

#8C381E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 45.3% C 0.121 H 37.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C381E
RGB	rgb(140, 56, 30)
HSL	hsl(14, 65%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(14, 79%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60%, 78.6%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.00, 34.20, 33.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.00, 47.77, 44.29°)
OKLab	oklab(45.26% 0.0961 0.0736)
OKLCH	oklch(45.26% 0.121 37.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.4650, 8.4992, 2.2122)
Luminance	0.0850 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8C381E #1E728C

analogous

#8C1E3B #8C381E #8C6F1E

triadic

#8C381E #1E8C38 #381E8C

tetradic

#8C381E #3B8C1E #1E728C #6F1E8C

square

#8C381E #3B8C1E #1E728C #6F1E8C

split-complementary

#8C381E #1E8C6F #1E3B8C

monochromatic

#271008 #5A2413 #8C381E #BE4C29 #D96D4C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.78

#8C381E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.70

#8C381E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C381E

7.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C381E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C381E	1.00	7.78	2.70	7.78
#FFFFFF	7.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F471B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#64591B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A2533

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c381e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 56, 30);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.3% 0.121 37.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b4725b',
    500: '#8c381e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c381e;
$custom-light: #b4725b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c381e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 30
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.182,
    "s": 64.706,
    "l": 33.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45259,
    "c": 0.12103,
    "h": 37.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08498
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C381E

secondary

#4BA1BB

accent

#C0E840

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F7EDE9

border

#D0C8C5

text

#120804

muted

#817B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C381E

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