#8E311A#8E311A

#8E311A is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 44.6% C 0.131 H 34.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E311A
RGB	rgb(142, 49, 26)
HSL	hsl(12, 69%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(12, 82%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.5%, 81.7%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.03, 38.22, 34.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.03, 51.59, 42.20°)
OKLab	oklab(44.58% 0.1075 0.0751)
OKLCH	oklch(44.58% 0.131 34.9)
XYZ	xyz(12.4415, 8.0238, 1.8707)
Luminance	0.0802 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E311A #1A778E

analogous

#8E1A3D #8E311A #8E6B1A

triadic

#8E311A #1A8E31 #311A8E

tetradic

#8E311A #3D8E1A #1A778E #6B1A8E

square

#8E311A #3D8E1A #1A778E #6B1A8E

split-complementary

#8E311A #1A8E6B #1A3D8E

monochromatic

#270D07 #5A1F11 #8E311A #C24323 #DD6345

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.06

#8E311A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.60

#8E311A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E311A

8.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E311A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E311A	1.00	8.06	2.60	8.06
#FFFFFF	8.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C4317

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#625816

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9D182C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e311a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 49, 26);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.6% 0.131 34.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b76e58',
    500: '#8e311a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e311a;
$custom-light: #b76e58;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e311a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 26
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.897,
    "s": 69.048,
    "l": 32.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44583,
    "c": 0.13111,
    "h": 34.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08022
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E311A

secondary

#45A6BE

accent

#C9EC3C

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F8ECE9

border

#D1C7C5

text

#130703

muted

#827A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E311A

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

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