#8B321A#8B321A
#8B321A is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 44.2% C 0.127 H 35.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B321A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 50, 26) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 68%, 32%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 81%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 64%, 81.3%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.66, 36.61, 34.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.66, 50.03, 42.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.2% 0.1028 0.0741) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.2% 0.127 35.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.9758, 7.8465, 1.8610) |
| Luminance | 0.0785 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 0.90
Brown Red
#922B05
ΔE00 3.70
Reddish Brown
#7F2B0A
ΔE00 3.81
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.32
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.68
Rust Brown
#8B3103
ΔE00 4.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B321A #1A738B
analogous
#8B1A3B #8B321A #8B6A1A
triadic
#8B321A #1A8B32 #321A8B
tetradic
#8B321A #3B8B1A #1A738B #6A1A8B
square
#8B321A #3B8B1A #1A738B #6A1A8B
split-complementary
#8B321A #1A8B6A #1A3B8B
monochromatic
#240D07 #571F10 #8B321A #BF4524 #DC6443
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.17
#8B321A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.57
#8B321A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B321A
8.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B321A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B321A | 1.00 | 8.17 | 2.57 | 8.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4B4317
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#615717
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#991B2D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4F4F4F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b321a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 50, 26); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.2% 0.127 35.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b46e58',
500: '#8b321a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b321a; $custom-light: #b46e58; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b321a",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 50,
"b": 26
},
"hsl": {
"h": 12.743,
"s": 68.485,
"l": 32.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.442,
"c": 0.12677,
"h": 35.8
},
"luminance": 0.07845
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B321A
secondary
#44A3BD
accent
#C6EB3C
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F8ECE9
border
#D1C7C5
text
#120703
muted
#817A78