#8B3523#8B3523
#8B3523 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 44.7% C 0.122 H 33.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B3523 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 53, 35) |
| HSL | hsl(10, 60%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(10, 75%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 61.9%, 74.8%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.31, 35.54, 29.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.31, 46.34, 39.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.72% 0.1013 0.0671) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.72% 0.122 33.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.2252, 8.1582, 2.5207) |
| Luminance | 0.0816 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 2.69
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 3.92
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.32
Reddish Brown
#7F2B0A
ΔE00 5.57
Brown Red
#922B05
ΔE00 5.73
Brick Red
#8F1402
ΔE00 6.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B3523 #23798B
analogous
#8B2345 #8B3523 #8B6923
triadic
#8B3523 #238B35 #35238B
tetradic
#8B3523 #458B23 #23798B #69238B
square
#8B3523 #458B23 #23798B #69238B
split-complementary
#8B3523 #238B69 #23458B
monochromatic
#29100A #5A2217 #8B3523 #BC482F #D46A54
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.98
#8B3523 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.63
#8B3523 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B3523
7.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B3523 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B3523 | 1.00 | 7.98 | 2.63 | 7.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4D4521
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#625820
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#992131
Achromatopsia (no color)
#515151
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b3523; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 53, 35); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.7% 0.122 33.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b3705f',
500: '#8b3523',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b3523; $custom-light: #b3705f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b3523",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 53,
"b": 35
},
"hsl": {
"h": 10.385,
"s": 59.77,
"l": 34.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.44721,
"c": 0.12152,
"h": 33.5
},
"luminance": 0.08157
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B3523
secondary
#52A6B8
accent
#C8E345
background
#FBF6F5
surface
#F7ECE9
border
#D0C7C5
text
#120804
muted
#817B79