#8B331D#8B331D
#8B331D is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 44.4% C 0.125 H 35.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B331D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 51, 29) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 65%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 79%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 63.3%, 79.1%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.87, 36.24, 32.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.87, 48.80, 42.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.37% 0.1023 0.072) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.37% 0.125 35.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.0544, 7.9470, 2.0613) |
| Luminance | 0.0795 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 1.37
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.08
Brown Red
#922B05
ΔE00 4.33
Reddish Brown
#7F2B0A
ΔE00 4.34
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.46
Brick Red
#8F1402
ΔE00 5.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B331D #1D758B
analogous
#8B1D3E #8B331D #8B6A1D
triadic
#8B331D #1D8B33 #331D8B
tetradic
#8B331D #3E8B1D #1D758B #6A1D8B
square
#8B331D #3E8B1D #1D758B #6A1D8B
split-complementary
#8B331D #1D8B6A #1D3E8B
monochromatic
#260E08 #582012 #8B331D #BE4628 #D96649
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.11
#8B331D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.59
#8B331D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B331D
8.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B331D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B331D | 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)
#4C431A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#61571A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#991D2E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#505050
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b331d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 51, 29); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.4% 0.125 35.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b46e5a',
500: '#8b331d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b331d; $custom-light: #b46e5a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b331d",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 51,
"b": 29
},
"hsl": {
"h": 12,
"s": 65.476,
"l": 32.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.44369,
"c": 0.12506,
"h": 35.1
},
"luminance": 0.07945
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B331D
secondary
#49A4BB
accent
#C7E83F
background
#FBF6F5
surface
#F7ECE9
border
#D0C7C5
text
#120704
muted
#817A79