#8B3124#8B3124
#8B3124 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 44.2% C 0.125 H 30.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B3124 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 49, 36) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 59%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 74%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 64.7%, 74.1%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.59, 37.52, 28.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.59, 47.03, 37.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.19% 0.1077 0.0643) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.19% 0.125 30.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.0655, 7.8147, 2.5418) |
| Luminance | 0.0781 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 3.66
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.45
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.82
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.63
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 6.07
Brick Red
#8F1402
ΔE00 6.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B3124 #247E8B
analogous
#8B244B #8B3124 #8B6524
triadic
#8B3124 #248B31 #31248B
tetradic
#8B3124 #4B8B24 #247E8B #65248B
square
#8B3124 #4B8B24 #247E8B #65248B
split-complementary
#8B3124 #248B65 #244B8B
monochromatic
#2A0F0B #5A2017 #8B3124 #BC4231 #D36656
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.19
#8B3124 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.56
#8B3124 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B3124
8.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B3124 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B3124 | 1.00 | 8.19 | 2.56 | 8.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4A4322
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#605621
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#991B2E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4F4F4F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b3124; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 49, 36); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.2% 0.125 30.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b46d5f',
500: '#8b3124',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b3124; $custom-light: #b46d5f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b3124",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 49,
"b": 36
},
"hsl": {
"h": 7.573,
"s": 58.857,
"l": 34.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.44185,
"c": 0.12543,
"h": 30.8
},
"luminance": 0.07813
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B3124
secondary
#53ABB7
accent
#CEE246
background
#FBF6F5
surface
#F7ECE9
border
#D0C7C5
text
#120704
muted
#817A79