#8B362B#8B362B
#8B362B is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.0% C 0.118 H 29.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B362B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 54, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(7, 53%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(7, 69%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 61.2%, 69.1%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.61, 35.48, 25.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.61, 43.59, 35.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.98% 0.1028 0.059) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.98% 0.118 29.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.4039, 8.3034, 3.2346) |
| Luminance | 0.0830 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.89
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 5.04
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.23
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.54
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 6.99
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 7.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B362B #2B808B
analogous
#8B2B50 #8B362B #8B662B
triadic
#8B362B #2B8B36 #362B8B
tetradic
#8B362B #508B2B #2B808B #662B8B
square
#8B362B #508B2B #2B808B #662B8B
split-complementary
#8B362B #2B8B66 #2B508B
monochromatic
#2E120E #5C241D #8B362B #BA4839 #CE6E62
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.89
#8B362B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.66
#8B362B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B362B
7.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B362B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B362B | 1.00 | 7.89 | 2.66 | 7.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4C4629
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#625829
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#992434
Achromatopsia (no color)
#515151
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b362b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 54, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.0% 0.118 29.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b37064',
500: '#8b362b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b362b; $custom-light: #b37064; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b362b",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 54,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 6.875,
"s": 52.747,
"l": 35.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.44979,
"c": 0.11849,
"h": 29.8
},
"luminance": 0.08302
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B362B
secondary
#5DABB5
accent
#CCDC4C
background
#FBF6F6
surface
#F6ECEB
border
#D0C7C6
text
#120805
muted
#817B7A