#8E3017#8E3017

#8E3017 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 44.4% C 0.133 H 35.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E3017
RGB	rgb(142, 48, 23)
HSL	hsl(13, 72%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(13, 84%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.2%, 83.8%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.83, 38.57, 36.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.83, 52.79, 43.05°)
OKLab	oklab(44.43% 0.1081 0.0771)
OKLCH	oklch(44.43% 0.133 35.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.3683, 7.9284, 1.6895)
Luminance	0.0793 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E3017 #17758E

analogous

#8E173A #8E3017 #8E6C17

triadic

#8E3017 #178E30 #30178E

tetradic

#8E3017 #3A8E17 #17758E #6C178E

square

#8E3017 #3A8E17 #17758E #6C178E

split-complementary

#8E3017 #178E6C #173A8E

monochromatic

#250C06 #591E0E #8E3017 #C34220 #E0613F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.12

#8E3017 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.59

#8E3017 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E3017

8.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E3017	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E3017	1.00	8.12	2.59	8.12
#FFFFFF	8.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B4213

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#625713

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9D152B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e3017;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 48, 23);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.4% 0.133 35.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b76d56',
    500: '#8e3017',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e3017;
$custom-light: #b76d56;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e3017",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 48,
    "b": 23
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.605,
    "s": 72.121,
    "l": 32.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44425,
    "c": 0.13272,
    "h": 35.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07927
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E3017

secondary

#40A5C0

accent

#C9EF39

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F8ECE9

border

#D1C7C5

text

#130703

muted

#827A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E3017

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

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