#8B372B#8B372B
#8B372B is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.1% C 0.117 H 30.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B372B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 55, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 53%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 69%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 60.4%, 69.1%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.80, 34.98, 25.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.80, 43.31, 36.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.12% 0.1012 0.0595) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.12% 0.117 30.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.4509, 8.3974, 3.2502) |
| Luminance | 0.0840 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.72
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 4.87
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.07
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.70
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 7.20
Reddish Brown
#7F2B0A
ΔE00 7.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B372B #2B7F8B
analogous
#8B2B4F #8B372B #8B672B
triadic
#8B372B #2B8B37 #372B8B
tetradic
#8B372B #4F8B2B #2B7F8B #672B8B
square
#8B372B #4F8B2B #2B7F8B #672B8B
split-complementary
#8B372B #2B8B67 #2B4F8B
monochromatic
#2E120E #5C251D #8B372B #BA4939 #CE7062
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.84
#8B372B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.68
#8B372B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B372B
7.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B372B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B372B | 1.00 | 7.84 | 2.68 | 7.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4D4629
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#625929
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#992535
Achromatopsia (no color)
#525252
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b372b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 55, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.1% 0.117 30.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b37164',
500: '#8b372b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b372b; $custom-light: #b37164; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b372b",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 55,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 7.5,
"s": 52.747,
"l": 35.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45123,
"c": 0.11739,
"h": 30.4
},
"luminance": 0.08396
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B372B
secondary
#5DAAB5
accent
#CADC4C
background
#FBF7F6
surface
#F6EDEB
border
#D0C8C6
text
#120805
muted
#817B7A