#8E371C#8E371C
#8E371C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 45.4% C 0.125 H 37.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E371C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 55, 28) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 67%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 80%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 61.3%, 80.3%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.14, 35.40, 34.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.14, 49.57, 44.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.43% 0.0992 0.0758) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.43% 0.125 37.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.7325, 8.5688, 2.0819) |
| Luminance | 0.0857 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 2.19
Brown Red
#922B05
ΔE00 3.62
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.04
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.36
Rust Brown
#8B3103
ΔE00 4.40
Reddish Brown
#7F2B0A
ΔE00 4.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E371C #1C738E
analogous
#8E1C3A #8E371C #8E701C
triadic
#8E371C #1C8E37 #371C8E
tetradic
#8E371C #3A8E1C #1C738E #701C8E
square
#8E371C #3A8E1C #1C738E #701C8E
split-complementary
#8E371C #1C8E70 #1C3A8E
monochromatic
#280F08 #5B2312 #8E371C #C14B26 #DB6C49
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.74
#8E371C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.71
#8E371C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8E371C
7.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E371C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E371C | 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)
#4F4718
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#655A19
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9C2231
Achromatopsia (no color)
#535353
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e371c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 55, 28); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.4% 0.125 37.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b6715a',
500: '#8e371c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e371c; $custom-light: #b6715a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e371c",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 55,
"b": 28
},
"hsl": {
"h": 14.211,
"s": 67.059,
"l": 33.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45425,
"c": 0.12483,
"h": 37.4
},
"luminance": 0.08567
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E371C
secondary
#49A2BD
accent
#C1EA3E
background
#FCF7F5
surface
#F8EDE9
border
#D1C8C5
text
#130804
muted
#827B79