#8E381E#8E381E

#8E381E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.123 H 37.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E381E
RGB	rgb(142, 56, 30)
HSL	hsl(14, 65%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(14, 79%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.6%, 78.9%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.35, 34.99, 33.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.35, 48.67, 44.04°)
OKLab	oklab(45.59% 0.0983 0.0745)
OKLCH	oklch(45.59% 0.123 37.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.8052, 8.6746, 2.2281)
Luminance	0.0867 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E381E #1E748E

analogous

#8E1E3C #8E381E #8E701E

triadic

#8E381E #1E8E38 #381E8E

tetradic

#8E381E #3C8E1E #1E748E #701E8E

square

#8E381E #3C8E1E #1E748E #701E8E

split-complementary

#8E381E #1E8E70 #1E3C8E

monochromatic

#291009 #5B2413 #8E381E #C14C29 #D96E4D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.68

#8E381E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.73

#8E381E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E381E

7.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E381E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E381E	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)

#50471B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655A1B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C2433

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e381e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 56, 30);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.123 37.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b6725b',
    500: '#8e381e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e381e;
$custom-light: #b6725b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e381e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 30
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.929,
    "s": 65.116,
    "l": 33.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4559,
    "c": 0.12333,
    "h": 37.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08673
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E381E

secondary

#4CA2BC

accent

#C1E840

background

#FCF7F5

surface

#F8EDE9

border

#D1C8C5

text

#130804

muted

#827B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E381E

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