#8E331E#8E331E

#8E331E is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 44.9% C 0.128 H 34.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E331E
RGB	rgb(142, 51, 30)
HSL	hsl(11, 65%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(11, 79%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.1%, 78.9%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.42, 37.43, 32.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.42, 49.81, 41.29°)
OKLab	oklab(44.89% 0.1058 0.0724)
OKLCH	oklch(44.89% 0.128 34.4)
XYZ	xyz(12.5749, 8.2140, 2.1513)
Luminance	0.0821 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E331E #1E798E

analogous

#8E1E41 #8E331E #8E6B1E

triadic

#8E331E #1E8E33 #331E8E

tetradic

#8E331E #418E1E #1E798E #6B1E8E

square

#8E331E #418E1E #1E798E #6B1E8E

split-complementary

#8E331E #1E8E6B #1E418E

monochromatic

#290F09 #5B2113 #8E331E #C14529 #D9674D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.95

#8E331E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.64

#8E331E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E331E

7.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E331E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E331E	1.00	7.95	2.64	7.95
#FFFFFF	7.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D441B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#63581B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C1C2F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e331e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 51, 30);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.9% 0.128 34.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b66f5b',
    500: '#8e331e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e331e;
$custom-light: #b66f5b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e331e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 51,
    "b": 30
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.25,
    "s": 65.116,
    "l": 33.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44891,
    "c": 0.12824,
    "h": 34.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08212
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E331E

secondary

#4CA7BC

accent

#C9E840

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F8ECE9

border

#D1C7C5

text

#130704

muted

#827A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E331E

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