#8E371B#8E371B

#8E371B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 45.4% C 0.125 H 37.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E371B
RGB	rgb(142, 55, 27)
HSL	hsl(15, 68%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(15, 81%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.3%, 81%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.13, 35.36, 35.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.13, 49.91, 44.88°)
OKLab	oklab(45.42% 0.0989 0.0766)
OKLCH	oklch(45.42% 0.125 37.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.7207, 8.5641, 2.0199)
Luminance	0.0856 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E371B #1B728E

analogous

#8E1B38 #8E371B #8E701B

triadic

#8E371B #1B8E37 #371B8E

tetradic

#8E371B #388E1B #1B728E #701B8E

square

#8E371B #388E1B #1B728E #701B8E

split-complementary

#8E371B #1B8E70 #1B388E

monochromatic

#270F07 #5B2311 #8E371B #C14B25 #DC6C47

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.74

#8E371B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.71

#8E371B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E371B

7.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E371B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E371B	1.00	7.74	2.71	7.74
#FFFFFF	7.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F4617

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655A18

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C2231

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e371b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 55, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.4% 0.125 37.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b67159',
    500: '#8e371b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e371b;
$custom-light: #b67159;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e371b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.609,
    "s": 68.047,
    "l": 33.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45415,
    "c": 0.12509,
    "h": 37.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08562
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E371B

secondary

#47A1BE

accent

#C1EB3D

background

#FCF7F5

surface

#F8EDE9

border

#D1C8C5

text

#130804

muted

#827B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E371B

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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