#8E371F#8E371F

#8E371F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 45.5% C 0.124 H 36.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E371F
RGB	rgb(142, 55, 31)
HSL	hsl(13, 64%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(13, 78%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.3%, 78.2%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.17, 35.53, 33.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.17, 48.55, 42.97°)
OKLab	oklab(45.46% 0.1002 0.0732)
OKLCH	oklch(45.46% 0.124 36.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.7702, 8.5838, 2.2805)
Luminance	0.0858 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E371F #1F768E

analogous

#8E1F3F #8E371F #8E6F1F

triadic

#8E371F #1F8E37 #371F8E

tetradic

#8E371F #3F8E1F #1F768E #6F1F8E

square

#8E371F #3F8E1F #1F768E #6F1F8E

split-complementary

#8E371F #1F8E6F #1F3F8E

monochromatic

#2A1009 #5C2414 #8E371F #C04A2A #D96D4F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.73

#8E371F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.72

#8E371F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E371F

7.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E371F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E371F	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)

#4F471C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655A1C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C2232

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e371f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 55, 31);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.5% 0.124 36.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b6715c',
    500: '#8e371f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e371f;
$custom-light: #b6715c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e371f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 31
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.973,
    "s": 64.162,
    "l": 33.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45458,
    "c": 0.12404,
    "h": 36.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08582
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E371F

secondary

#4DA4BB

accent

#C3E741

background

#FCF7F5

surface

#F8EDE9

border

#D1C8C5

text

#130804

muted

#827B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E371F

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