#8E371E#8E371E

#8E371E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 45.4% C 0.124 H 36.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E371E
RGB	rgb(142, 55, 30)
HSL	hsl(13, 65%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(13, 79%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.3%, 78.9%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.16, 35.48, 33.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.16, 48.89, 43.47°)
OKLab	oklab(45.45% 0.0998 0.0741)
OKLCH	oklch(45.45% 0.124 36.6)
XYZ	xyz(12.7572, 8.5787, 2.2121)
Luminance	0.0858 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E371E #1E758E

analogous

#8E1E3D #8E371E #8E6F1E

triadic

#8E371E #1E8E37 #371E8E

tetradic

#8E371E #3D8E1E #1E758E #6F1E8E

square

#8E371E #3D8E1E #1E758E #6F1E8E

split-complementary

#8E371E #1E8E6F #1E3D8E

monochromatic

#291009 #5B2313 #8E371E #C14B29 #D96C4D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.73

#8E371E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.72

#8E371E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E371E

7.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E371E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E371E	1.00	7.73	2.72	7.73
#FFFFFF	7.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F471B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655A1B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C2232

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e371e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 55, 30);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.4% 0.124 36.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b6715b',
    500: '#8e371e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e371e;
$custom-light: #b6715b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e371e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 30
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.393,
    "s": 65.116,
    "l": 33.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45447,
    "c": 0.12431,
    "h": 36.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08577
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E371E

secondary

#4CA3BC

accent

#C3E840

background

#FCF7F5

surface

#F8EDE9

border

#D1C8C5

text

#130804

muted

#827B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E371E

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

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