#8E321A#8E321A

#8E321A is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 44.7% C 0.130 H 35.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E321A
RGB	rgb(142, 50, 26)
HSL	hsl(12, 69%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(12, 82%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.8%, 81.7%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.21, 37.75, 34.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.21, 51.36, 42.70°)
OKLab	oklab(44.72% 0.1061 0.0755)
OKLCH	oklch(44.72% 0.13 35.4)
XYZ	xyz(12.4838, 8.1084, 1.8848)
Luminance	0.0811 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E321A #1A768E

analogous

#8E1A3C #8E321A #8E6C1A

triadic

#8E321A #1A8E32 #321A8E

tetradic

#8E321A #3C8E1A #1A768E #6C1A8E

square

#8E321A #3C8E1A #1A768E #6C1A8E

split-complementary

#8E321A #1A8E6C #1A3C8E

monochromatic

#270E07 #5A2011 #8E321A #C24423 #DD6545

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.01

#8E321A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.62

#8E321A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E321A

8.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E321A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E321A	1.00	8.01	2.62	8.01
#FFFFFF	8.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C4416

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#635816

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9D192D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e321a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 50, 26);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.7% 0.130 35.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b76e58',
    500: '#8e321a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e321a;
$custom-light: #b76e58;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e321a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 26
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.414,
    "s": 69.048,
    "l": 32.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44715,
    "c": 0.13015,
    "h": 35.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08107
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E321A

secondary

#45A5BE

accent

#C7EC3C

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F8ECE9

border

#D1C7C5

text

#130703

muted

#827A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E321A

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