#8B3722#8B3722
#8B3722 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.0% C 0.120 H 35.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B3722 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 55, 34) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 61%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 76%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 60.4%, 75.5%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.68, 34.49, 30.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.68, 46.19, 41.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45% 0.0979 0.069) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45% 0.12 35.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.3036, 8.3385, 2.4747) |
| Luminance | 0.0834 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 2.44
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 3.94
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.34
Reddish Brown
#7F2B0A
ΔE00 5.10
Brown Red
#922B05
ΔE00 5.16
Burnt Red
#9F2305
ΔE00 6.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B3722 #22768B
analogous
#8B2242 #8B3722 #8B6C22
triadic
#8B3722 #228B37 #37228B
tetradic
#8B3722 #428B22 #22768B #6C228B
square
#8B3722 #428B22 #22768B #6C228B
split-complementary
#8B3722 #228B6C #22428B
monochromatic
#29100A #5A2416 #8B3722 #BC4A2E #D56D53
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.87
#8B3722 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.67
#8B3722 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B3722
7.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B3722 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B3722 | 1.00 | 7.87 | 2.67 | 7.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4E461F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#635920
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#992432
Achromatopsia (no color)
#525252
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b3722; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 55, 34); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.0% 0.120 35.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b3715e',
500: '#8b3722',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b3722; $custom-light: #b3715e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b3722",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 55,
"b": 34
},
"hsl": {
"h": 12,
"s": 60.694,
"l": 33.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.44995,
"c": 0.11975,
"h": 35.2
},
"luminance": 0.08337
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B3722
secondary
#50A4B8
accent
#C4E444
background
#FBF6F5
surface
#F7ECE9
border
#D0C7C5
text
#120804
muted
#817B79