#8B322B#8B322B
#8B322B is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 44.4% C 0.123 H 27.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B322B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 50, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(4, 53%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(4, 69%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 64%, 69.1%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.87, 37.43, 24.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.87, 44.70, 33.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.43% 0.1089 0.057) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.43% 0.123 27.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.2253, 7.9463, 3.1751) |
| Luminance | 0.0795 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.18
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.71
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 5.88
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 6.02
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 6.37
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 6.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B322B #2B848B
analogous
#8B2B54 #8B322B #8B622B
triadic
#8B322B #2B8B32 #322B8B
tetradic
#8B322B #548B2B #2B848B #622B8B
square
#8B322B #548B2B #2B848B #622B8B
split-complementary
#8B322B #2B8B62 #2B548B
monochromatic
#2E100E #5C211D #8B322B #BA4339 #CE6A62
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.11
#8B322B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.59
#8B322B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B322B
8.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B322B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B322B | 1.00 | 8.11 | 2.59 | 8.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4A442A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#605729
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#991E31
Achromatopsia (no color)
#505050
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b322b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 50, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.4% 0.123 27.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b36e64',
500: '#8b322b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b322b; $custom-light: #b36e64; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b322b",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 50,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 4.375,
"s": 52.747,
"l": 35.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.44425,
"c": 0.12291,
"h": 27.6
},
"luminance": 0.07945
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B322B
secondary
#5DAEB5
accent
#D2DC4C
background
#FBF6F6
surface
#F6ECEB
border
#D0C7C6
text
#120705
muted
#817A7A