#8B3620#8B3620
#8B3620 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 44.8% C 0.121 H 35.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B3620 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 54, 32) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 63%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 77%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 61.2%, 77%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.46, 34.90, 31.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.46, 47.10, 42.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.83% 0.0987 0.0705) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.83% 0.121 35.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.2286, 8.2333, 2.3115) |
| Luminance | 0.0823 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 2.05
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.00
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.39
Reddish Brown
#7F2B0A
ΔE00 4.73
Brown Red
#922B05
ΔE00 4.74
Rust Brown
#8B3103
ΔE00 5.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B3620 #20758B
analogous
#8B2040 #8B3620 #8B6B20
triadic
#8B3620 #208B36 #36208B
tetradic
#8B3620 #408B20 #20758B #6B208B
square
#8B3620 #408B20 #20758B #6B208B
split-complementary
#8B3620 #208B6B #20408B
monochromatic
#280F09 #592315 #8B3620 #BD492B #D66B4F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.94
#8B3620 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.65
#8B3620 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B3620
7.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B3620 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B3620 | 1.00 | 7.94 | 2.65 | 7.94 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4D451D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#62581D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#992231
Achromatopsia (no color)
#515151
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b3620; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 54, 32); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.8% 0.121 35.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b4705d',
500: '#8b3620',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b3620; $custom-light: #b4705d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b3620",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 54,
"b": 32
},
"hsl": {
"h": 12.336,
"s": 62.573,
"l": 33.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.44826,
"c": 0.1213,
"h": 35.5
},
"luminance": 0.08232
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B3620
secondary
#4DA3BA
accent
#C4E642
background
#FBF6F5
surface
#F7ECE9
border
#D0C7C5
text
#120804
muted
#817B79