#8E312F#8E312F

#8E312F is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 44.9% C 0.127 H 24.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E312F
RGB	rgb(142, 49, 47)
HSL	hsl(1, 50%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(1, 67%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.5%, 66.9%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.30, 39.25, 22.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.30, 45.29, 29.92°)
OKLab	oklab(44.87% 0.1151 0.0534)
OKLCH	oklch(44.87% 0.127 24.9)
XYZ	xyz(12.7680, 8.1544, 3.5904)
Luminance	0.0815 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E312F #2F8C8E

analogous

#8E2F5D #8E312F #8E612F

triadic

#8E312F #2F8E31 #312F8E

tetradic

#8E312F #5D8E2F #2F8C8E #612F8E

square

#8E312F #5D8E2F #2F8C8E #612F8E

split-complementary

#8E312F #2F8E61 #2F5D8E

monochromatic

#321111 #602120 #8E312F #BC413E #CE6C6A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.98

#8E312F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.63

#8E312F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E312F

7.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E312F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E312F	1.00	7.98	2.63	7.98
#FFFFFF	7.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A442E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#61582C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C1C31

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e312f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 49, 47);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.9% 0.127 24.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b56e67',
    500: '#8e312f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e312f;
$custom-light: #b56e67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e312f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 47
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.263,
    "s": 50.265,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44873,
    "c": 0.12685,
    "h": 24.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08153
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E312F

secondary

#64B3B5

accent

#D7DA4E

background

#FBF6F6

surface

#F7ECEB

border

#D0C7C6

text

#120706

muted

#817A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E312F

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