#8B372E#8B372E

#8B372E is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.117 H 28.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B372E
RGB	rgb(139, 55, 46)
HSL	hsl(6, 50%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(6, 67%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.4%, 66.9%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.84, 35.17, 23.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.84, 42.45, 34.04°)
OKLab	oklab(45.17% 0.1024 0.056)
OKLCH	oklch(45.17% 0.117 28.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.5080, 8.4202, 3.5508)
Luminance	0.0842 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B372E #2E828B

analogous

#8B2E54 #8B372E #8B662E

triadic

#8B372E #2E8B37 #372E8B

tetradic

#8B372E #548B2E #2E828B #662E8B

square

#8B372E #548B2E #2E828B #662E8B

split-complementary

#8B372E #2E8B66 #2E548B

monochromatic

#2F1310 #5D251F #8B372E #B9493D #CD7167

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.82

#8B372E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.68

#8B372E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B372E

7.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B372E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B372E	1.00	7.82	2.68	7.82
#FFFFFF	7.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D472D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#62592C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#992635

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b372e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 55, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.117 28.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b37167',
    500: '#8b372e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b372e;
$custom-light: #b37167;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b372e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.806,
    "s": 50.27,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45173,
    "c": 0.1167,
    "h": 28.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08419
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B372E

secondary

#61ABB3

accent

#CCDA4E

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EDEB

border

#D0C8C6

text

#120806

muted

#817B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B372E

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