#8B322A#8B322A
#8B322A is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 44.4% C 0.123 H 28.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B322A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 50, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 54%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(5, 70%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 64%, 69.8%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.86, 37.37, 25.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.86, 44.98, 33.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.41% 0.1085 0.0582) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.41% 0.123 28.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.2072, 7.9390, 3.0796) |
| Luminance | 0.0794 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.19
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.45
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 5.52
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.77
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 6.29
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 6.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B322A #2A838B
analogous
#8B2A53 #8B322A #8B622A
triadic
#8B322A #2A8B32 #322A8B
tetradic
#8B322A #538B2A #2A838B #622A8B
square
#8B322A #538B2A #2A838B #622A8B
split-complementary
#8B322A #2A8B62 #2A538B
monochromatic
#2D100E #5C211C #8B322A #BA4338 #CF6960
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.12
#8B322A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.59
#8B322A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B322A
8.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B322A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B322A | 1.00 | 8.12 | 2.59 | 8.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4A4329
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#605728
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#991E31
Achromatopsia (no color)
#505050
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b322a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 50, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.4% 0.123 28.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b36e64',
500: '#8b322a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b322a; $custom-light: #b36e64; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b322a",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 50,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 4.948,
"s": 53.591,
"l": 35.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.44408,
"c": 0.1231,
"h": 28.2
},
"luminance": 0.07937
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B322A
secondary
#5CAEB5
accent
#D1DD4B
background
#FBF6F5
surface
#F6ECEA
border
#D0C7C6
text
#120705
muted
#817A79