#8E321B#8E321B
#8E321B is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 44.7% C 0.130 H 35.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E321B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 50, 27) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 68%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 81%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 64.8%, 81%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.22, 37.78, 34.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.22, 51.03, 42.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.73% 0.1064 0.0746) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.73% 0.13 35.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.4951, 8.1129, 1.9447) |
| Luminance | 0.0811 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 1.15
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 3.65
Brown Red
#922B05
ΔE00 3.79
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.02
Reddish Brown
#7F2B0A
ΔE00 4.42
Burnt Red
#9F2305
ΔE00 4.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E321B #1B778E
analogous
#8E1B3D #8E321B #8E6B1B
triadic
#8E321B #1B8E32 #321B8E
tetradic
#8E321B #3D8E1B #1B778E #6B1B8E
square
#8E321B #3D8E1B #1B778E #6B1B8E
split-complementary
#8E321B #1B8E6B #1B3D8E
monochromatic
#270E07 #5B2011 #8E321B #C14425 #DC6547
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.01
#8E321B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.62
#8E321B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8E321B
8.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E321B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E321B | 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)
#4C4418
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#635817
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9D1A2D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#505050
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e321b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 50, 27); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.7% 0.130 35.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b76e59',
500: '#8e321b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e321b; $custom-light: #b76e59; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e321b",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 50,
"b": 27
},
"hsl": {
"h": 12,
"s": 68.047,
"l": 33.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.44725,
"c": 0.12992,
"h": 35.1
},
"luminance": 0.08111
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E321B
secondary
#47A6BE
accent
#C8EB3D
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F8ECE9
border
#D1C7C5
text
#130703
muted
#827A78