#8B3322#8B3322
#8B3322 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 44.4% C 0.124 H 32.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B3322 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 51, 34) |
| HSL | hsl(10, 61%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(10, 76%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 63.3%, 75.5%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.93, 36.47, 29.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.93, 47.16, 39.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.43% 0.104 0.0672) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.43% 0.124 32.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.1213, 7.9738, 2.4139) |
| Luminance | 0.0797 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 2.64
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.00
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.40
Reddish Brown
#7F2B0A
ΔE00 5.60
Brown Red
#922B05
ΔE00 5.78
Brick Red
#8F1402
ΔE00 5.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B3322 #227A8B
analogous
#8B2246 #8B3322 #8B6822
triadic
#8B3322 #228B33 #33228B
tetradic
#8B3322 #468B22 #227A8B #68228B
square
#8B3322 #468B22 #227A8B #68228B
split-complementary
#8B3322 #228B68 #22468B
monochromatic
#290F0A #5A2116 #8B3322 #BC452E #D56853
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.09
#8B3322 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.59
#8B3322 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B3322
8.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B3322 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B3322 | 1.00 | 8.09 | 2.59 | 8.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4B4420
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#61571F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#991E2F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#505050
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b3322; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 51, 34); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.4% 0.124 32.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b46f5e',
500: '#8b3322',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b3322; $custom-light: #b46f5e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b3322",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 51,
"b": 34
},
"hsl": {
"h": 9.714,
"s": 60.694,
"l": 33.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.44429,
"c": 0.12383,
"h": 32.9
},
"luminance": 0.07972
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B3322
secondary
#50A8B8
accent
#CAE444
background
#FBF6F5
surface
#F7ECE9
border
#D0C7C5
text
#120704
muted
#817A79