#8B321B#8B321B
#8B321B is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 44.2% C 0.127 H 35.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B321B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 50, 27) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 67%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 81%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 64%, 80.6%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.67, 36.65, 33.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.67, 49.70, 42.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.21% 0.1031 0.0733) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.21% 0.127 35.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.9872, 7.8510, 1.9209) |
| Luminance | 0.0785 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 0.99
Brown Red
#922B05
ΔE00 3.95
Reddish Brown
#7F2B0A
ΔE00 4.01
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.22
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.59
Brick Red
#8F1402
ΔE00 5.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B321B #1B748B
analogous
#8B1B3C #8B321B #8B6A1B
triadic
#8B321B #1B8B32 #321B8B
tetradic
#8B321B #3C8B1B #1B748B #6A1B8B
square
#8B321B #3C8B1B #1B748B #6A1B8B
split-complementary
#8B321B #1B8B6A #1B3C8B
monochromatic
#250D07 #582011 #8B321B #BE4425 #DB6445
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.17
#8B321B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.57
#8B321B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B321B
8.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B321B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B321B | 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)
#4B4318
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#615718
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#991B2D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4F4F4F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b321b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 50, 27); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.2% 0.127 35.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b46e59',
500: '#8b321b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b321b; $custom-light: #b46e59; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b321b",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 50,
"b": 27
},
"hsl": {
"h": 12.321,
"s": 67.47,
"l": 32.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4421,
"c": 0.12653,
"h": 35.4
},
"luminance": 0.07849
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B321B
secondary
#45A4BC
accent
#C7EA3D
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F8ECE9
border
#D1C7C5
text
#120703
muted
#817A78