#8E311C#8E311C

#8E311C is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 44.6% C 0.131 H 34.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#8E311C
RGBrgb(142, 49, 28)
HSLhsl(11, 67%, 33%)
HSVhsv(11, 80%, 56%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 65.5%, 80.3%, 44.3%)
CIE-LABlab(34.05, 38.29, 33.59)
CIE-LCHlch(34.05, 50.94, 41.26°)
OKLaboklab(44.6% 0.1081 0.0734)
OKLCHoklch(44.6% 0.131 34.2)
XYZxyz(12.4646, 8.0330, 1.9926)
Luminance0.0803 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyred

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#8E311C #1C798E
analogous
#8E1C40 #8E311C #8E6A1C
triadic
#8E311C #1C8E31 #311C8E
tetradic
#8E311C #408E1C #1C798E #6A1C8E
square
#8E311C #408E1C #1C798E #6A1C8E
split-complementary
#8E311C #1C8E6A #1C408E
monochromatic
#280E08 #5B1F12 #8E311C #C14326 #DB6449

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.06
#8E311C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.61
#8E311C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E311C
8.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##8E311C#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##8E311C1.008.062.618.06
#FFFFFF8.061.0021.001.00
#0000002.6121.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF8.061.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#4B4319
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#625818
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9D182D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #8e311c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 49, 28);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.6% 0.131 34.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b76e5a',
    500: '#8e311c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #8e311c;
$custom-light: #b76e5a;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#8e311c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 28
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.053,
    "s": 67.059,
    "l": 33.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44604,
    "c": 0.13067,
    "h": 34.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08031
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#8E311C
secondary
#49A8BD
accent
#CAEA3E
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F8ECE9
border
#D1C7C5
text
#130704
muted
#827A79

Preview Lab

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#8E311C Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva