#8B3219#8B3219
#8B3219 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 44.2% C 0.127 H 36.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B3219 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 50, 25) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 70%, 32%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 82%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 64%, 82%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.65, 36.57, 34.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.65, 50.36, 43.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.19% 0.1025 0.075) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.19% 0.127 36.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.9649, 7.8421, 1.8032) |
| Luminance | 0.0784 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 0.90
Brown Red
#922B05
ΔE00 3.46
Reddish Brown
#7F2B0A
ΔE00 3.62
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.44
Rust Brown
#8B3103
ΔE00 4.58
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B3219 #19728B
analogous
#8B1939 #8B3219 #8B6B19
triadic
#8B3219 #198B32 #32198B
tetradic
#8B3219 #398B19 #19728B #6B198B
square
#8B3219 #398B19 #19728B #6B198B
split-complementary
#8B3219 #198B6B #19398B
monochromatic
#230D06 #571F10 #8B3219 #BF4522 #DD6441
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.18
#8B3219 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.57
#8B3219 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B3219
8.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B3219 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B3219 | 1.00 | 8.18 | 2.57 | 8.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4B4315
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#615715
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#991B2D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4F4F4F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b3219; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 50, 25); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.2% 0.127 36.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b46e58',
500: '#8b3219',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b3219; $custom-light: #b46e58; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b3219",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 50,
"b": 25
},
"hsl": {
"h": 13.158,
"s": 69.512,
"l": 32.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4419,
"c": 0.12701,
"h": 36.2
},
"luminance": 0.0784
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B3219
secondary
#42A3BE
accent
#C6EC3B
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F8ECE9
border
#D1C7C5
text
#120703
muted
#817A78