#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 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 49, 28) |
| HSL | hsl(11, 67%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(11, 80%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 65.5%, 80.3%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.05, 38.29, 33.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.05, 50.94, 41.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.6% 0.1081 0.0734) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.6% 0.131 34.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.4646, 8.0330, 1.9926) |
| Luminance | 0.0803 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 1.34
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 3.56
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 3.93
Brown Red
#922B05
ΔE00 4.22
Reddish Brown
#7F2B0A
ΔE00 4.73
Burnt Red
#9F2305
ΔE00 4.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E311C | 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)
#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