#8E3215#8E3215
#8E3215 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 44.7% C 0.131 H 37.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E3215 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 50, 21) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 74%, 32%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 85%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 64.8%, 85.2%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.17, 37.58, 37.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.17, 52.98, 44.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.67% 0.1047 0.0792) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.67% 0.131 37.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.4327, 8.0879, 1.6158) |
| Luminance | 0.0809 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 1.58
Brown Red
#922B05
ΔE00 2.41
Reddish Brown
#7F2B0A
ΔE00 3.59
Rust Brown
#8B3103
ΔE00 3.61
Auburn
#9A3001
ΔE00 3.99
Burnt Red
#9F2305
ΔE00 4.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E3215 #15718E
analogous
#8E1535 #8E3215 #8E6F15
triadic
#8E3215 #158E32 #32158E
tetradic
#8E3215 #358E15 #15718E #6F158E
square
#8E3215 #358E15 #15718E #6F158E
split-complementary
#8E3215 #158E6F #15358E
monochromatic
#230C05 #591F0D #8E3215 #C3451D #E2633B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.02
#8E3215 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.62
#8E3215 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8E3215
8.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E3215 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E3215 | 1.00 | 8.02 | 2.62 | 8.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4C4310
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#635811
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9D192C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#505050
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e3215; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 50, 21); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.7% 0.131 37.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b76e55',
500: '#8e3215',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e3215; $custom-light: #b76e55; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e3215",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 50,
"b": 21
},
"hsl": {
"h": 14.38,
"s": 74.233,
"l": 31.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4467,
"c": 0.13127,
"h": 37.1
},
"luminance": 0.08086
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E3215
secondary
#3DA2C2
accent
#C4F137
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F8ECE9
border
#D1C7C5
text
#130703
muted
#827A78