#8E311B#8E311B
#8E311B is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 44.6% C 0.131 H 34.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E311B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 49, 27) |
| HSL | hsl(11, 68%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(11, 81%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 65.5%, 81%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.04, 38.25, 34.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.04, 51.26, 41.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.59% 0.1078 0.0743) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.59% 0.131 34.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.4529, 8.0283, 1.9306) |
| Luminance | 0.0803 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 1.13
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 3.63
Brown Red
#922B05
ΔE00 3.94
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.00
Reddish Brown
#7F2B0A
ΔE00 4.52
Burnt Red
#9F2305
ΔE00 4.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E311B #1B788E
analogous
#8E1B3F #8E311B #8E6A1B
triadic
#8E311B #1B8E31 #311B8E
tetradic
#8E311B #3F8E1B #1B788E #6A1B8E
square
#8E311B #3F8E1B #1B788E #6A1B8E
split-complementary
#8E311B #1B8E6A #1B3F8E
monochromatic
#270E07 #5B1F11 #8E311B #C14325 #DC6447
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.06
#8E311B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.61
#8E311B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8E311B
8.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E311B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E311B | 1.00 | 8.06 | 2.61 | 8.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4B4318
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#625817
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9D182D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#505050
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e311b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 49, 27); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.6% 0.131 34.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b76e59',
500: '#8e311b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e311b; $custom-light: #b76e59; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e311b",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 49,
"b": 27
},
"hsl": {
"h": 11.478,
"s": 68.047,
"l": 33.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.44593,
"c": 0.13089,
"h": 34.6
},
"luminance": 0.08027
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E311B
secondary
#47A7BE
accent
#CAEB3D
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F8ECE9
border
#D1C7C5
text
#130703
muted
#827A78