#8E3216#8E3216
#8E3216 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 44.7% C 0.131 H 36.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E3216 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 50, 22) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 73%, 32%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 85%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 64.8%, 84.5%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.17, 37.61, 36.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.17, 52.66, 44.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.68% 0.1049 0.0785) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.68% 0.131 36.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.4421, 8.0917, 1.6656) |
| Luminance | 0.0809 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 1.40
Brown Red
#922B05
ΔE00 2.60
Reddish Brown
#7F2B0A
ΔE00 3.69
Rust Brown
#8B3103
ΔE00 3.87
Burnt Red
#9F2305
ΔE00 4.15
Auburn
#9A3001
ΔE00 4.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E3216 #16728E
analogous
#8E1636 #8E3216 #8E6E16
triadic
#8E3216 #168E32 #32168E
tetradic
#8E3216 #368E16 #16728E #6E168E
square
#8E3216 #368E16 #16728E #6E168E
split-complementary
#8E3216 #168E6E #16368E
monochromatic
#240D06 #591F0E #8E3216 #C3451E #E1643D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.02
#8E3216 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.62
#8E3216 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8E3216
8.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E3216 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E3216 | 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)
#4C4312
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#635812
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9D192D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#505050
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e3216; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 50, 22); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.7% 0.131 36.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b76e56',
500: '#8e3216',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e3216; $custom-light: #b76e56; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e3216",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 50,
"b": 22
},
"hsl": {
"h": 14,
"s": 73.171,
"l": 32.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.44678,
"c": 0.13105,
"h": 36.8
},
"luminance": 0.0809
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E3216
secondary
#3FA3C1
accent
#C5F038
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F8ECE9
border
#D1C7C5
text
#130703
muted
#827A78