#8E311F#8E311F

#8E311F is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 44.6% C 0.130 H 32.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E311F
RGB	rgb(142, 49, 31)
HSL	hsl(10, 64%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(10, 78%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.5%, 78.2%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.08, 38.41, 31.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.08, 49.96, 39.75°)
OKLab	oklab(44.64% 0.1091 0.0707)
OKLCH	oklch(44.64% 0.13 32.9)
XYZ	xyz(12.5023, 8.0481, 2.1912)
Luminance	0.0805 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E311F #1F7C8E

analogous

#8E1F45 #8E311F #8E691F

triadic

#8E311F #1F8E31 #311F8E

tetradic

#8E311F #458E1F #1F7C8E #691F8E

square

#8E311F #458E1F #1F7C8E #691F8E

split-complementary

#8E311F #1F8E69 #1F458E

monochromatic

#2A0E09 #5C2014 #8E311F #C0422A #D9654F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.05

#8E311F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.61

#8E311F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E311F

8.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E311F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E311F	1.00	8.05	2.61	8.05
#FFFFFF	8.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B431C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#62581C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9D182D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e311f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 49, 31);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.6% 0.130 32.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b66e5c',
    500: '#8e311f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e311f;
$custom-light: #b66e5c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e311f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 31
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.73,
    "s": 64.162,
    "l": 33.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44637,
    "c": 0.12999,
    "h": 32.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08046
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E311F

secondary

#4DAABB

accent

#CCE741

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F8ECE9

border

#D1C7C5

text

#130704

muted

#827A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E311F

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

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