#8C381F#8C381F

#8C381F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 45.3% C 0.121 H 37.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C381F
RGB	rgb(140, 56, 31)
HSL	hsl(14, 64%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(14, 78%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60%, 77.9%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.01, 34.24, 32.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.01, 47.43, 43.79°)
OKLab	oklab(45.27% 0.0964 0.0727)
OKLCH	oklch(45.27% 0.121 37)
XYZ	xyz(12.4780, 8.5044, 2.2805)
Luminance	0.0850 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8C381F #1F738C

analogous

#8C1F3C #8C381F #8C6E1F

triadic

#8C381F #1F8C38 #381F8C

tetradic

#8C381F #3C8C1F #1F738C #6E1F8C

square

#8C381F #3C8C1F #1F738C #6E1F8C

split-complementary

#8C381F #1F8C6E #1F3C8C

monochromatic

#281009 #5A2414 #8C381F #BE4C2A #D86D4E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.78

#8C381F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.70

#8C381F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C381F

7.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C381F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C381F	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)

#4F471C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#64591C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A2533

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c381f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 56, 31);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.3% 0.121 37.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b4725c',
    500: '#8c381f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c381f;
$custom-light: #b4725c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c381f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 31
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.761,
    "s": 63.743,
    "l": 33.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45271,
    "c": 0.12075,
    "h": 37
  },
  "luminance": 0.08503
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C381F

secondary

#4CA1BB

accent

#C1E741

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F7EDE9

border

#D0C8C5

text

#120804

muted

#817B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C381F

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

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