#8E381D#8E381D

#8E381D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.124 H 37.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E381D
RGB	rgb(142, 56, 29)
HSL	hsl(14, 66%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(14, 80%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.6%, 79.6%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.34, 34.94, 34.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.34, 49.01, 44.52°)
OKLab	oklab(45.58% 0.098 0.0754)
OKLCH	oklch(45.58% 0.124 37.6)
XYZ	xyz(12.7926, 8.6696, 2.1619)
Luminance	0.0867 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E381D #1D738E

analogous

#8E1D3A #8E381D #8E701D

triadic

#8E381D #1D8E38 #381D8E

tetradic

#8E381D #3A8E1D #1D738E #701D8E

square

#8E381D #3A8E1D #1D738E #701D8E

split-complementary

#8E381D #1D8E70 #1D3A8E

monochromatic

#281008 #5B2413 #8E381D #C14C27 #DA6D4B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.68

#8E381D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.73

#8E381D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E381D

7.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E381D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E381D	1.00	7.68	2.73	7.68
#FFFFFF	7.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#504719

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655A1A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C2432

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e381d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 56, 29);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.124 37.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b6725b',
    500: '#8e381d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e381d;
$custom-light: #b6725b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e381d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 29
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.336,
    "s": 66.082,
    "l": 33.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4558,
    "c": 0.1236,
    "h": 37.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08668
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E381D

secondary

#4AA1BD

accent

#C0E93F

background

#FCF7F5

surface

#F8EDE9

border

#D1C8C5

text

#130804

muted

#827B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E381D

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

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