#8E381F#8E381F

#8E381F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.123 H 36.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E381F
RGB	rgb(142, 56, 31)
HSL	hsl(14, 64%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(14, 78%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.6%, 78.2%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.36, 35.03, 33.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.36, 48.33, 43.55°)
OKLab	oklab(45.6% 0.0986 0.0736)
OKLCH	oklch(45.6% 0.123 36.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.8182, 8.6798, 2.2965)
Luminance	0.0868 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E381F #1F758E

analogous

#8E1F3D #8E381F #8E701F

triadic

#8E381F #1F8E38 #381F8E

tetradic

#8E381F #3D8E1F #1F758E #701F8E

square

#8E381F #3D8E1F #1F758E #701F8E

split-complementary

#8E381F #1F8E70 #1F3D8E

monochromatic

#2A1009 #5C2414 #8E381F #C04C2A #D96E4F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.68

#8E381F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.74

#8E381F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E381F

7.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E381F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E381F	1.00	7.68	2.74	7.68
#FFFFFF	7.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#50471C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655A1C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C2433

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e381f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 56, 31);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.123 36.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b6725c',
    500: '#8e381f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e381f;
$custom-light: #b6725c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e381f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 31
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.514,
    "s": 64.162,
    "l": 33.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45601,
    "c": 0.12305,
    "h": 36.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08678
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E381F

secondary

#4DA3BB

accent

#C2E741

background

#FCF7F5

surface

#F8EDE9

border

#D1C8C5

text

#120804

muted

#817B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E381F

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

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