#8C3E1C#8C3E1C
#8C3E1C is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.116 H 42.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8C3E1C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(140, 62, 28) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 67%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 80%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 55.7%, 80%, 45.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.19, 31.00, 35.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.19, 47.23, 48.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.15% 0.0859 0.078) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.15% 0.116 42.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.7487, 9.1062, 2.1847) |
| Luminance | 0.0911 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Rust Brown
#8B3103
ΔE00 3.83
Brown Red
#922B05
ΔE00 4.70
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 4.72
Auburn
#9A3001
ΔE00 4.77
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 4.85
Russet
#A13905
ΔE00 5.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8C3E1C #1C6A8C
analogous
#8C1C32 #8C3E1C #8C761C
triadic
#8C3E1C #1C8C3E #3E1C8C
tetradic
#8C3E1C #328C1C #1C6A8C #761C8C
square
#8C3E1C #328C1C #1C6A8C #761C8C
split-complementary
#8C3E1C #1C8C76 #1C328C
monochromatic
#261108 #592712 #8C3E1C #BF5526 #DA7448
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.44
#8C3E1C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.82
#8C3E1C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8C3E1C
7.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8C3E1C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8C3E1C | 1.00 | 7.44 | 2.82 | 7.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#544A18
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#675C1A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9A2D37
Achromatopsia (no color)
#555555
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8c3e1c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 62, 28); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.116 42.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b4755a',
500: '#8c3e1c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8c3e1c; $custom-light: #b4755a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8c3e1c",
"rgb": {
"r": 140,
"g": 62,
"b": 28
},
"hsl": {
"h": 18.214,
"s": 66.667,
"l": 32.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46154,
"c": 0.11601,
"h": 42.2
},
"luminance": 0.09105
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8C3E1C
secondary
#4899BC
accent
#B6EA3E
background
#FBF7F5
surface
#F7EDE9
border
#D0C8C5
text
#120804
muted
#817B79