#8B381F#8B381F

#8B381F is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.1% C 0.120 H 37.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B381F
RGB	rgb(139, 56, 31)
HSL	hsl(14, 64%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(14, 78%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 59.7%, 77.7%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.84, 33.84, 32.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.84, 46.98, 43.92°)
OKLab	oklab(45.11% 0.0953 0.0723)
OKLCH	oklch(45.11% 0.12 37.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.3102, 8.4179, 2.2726)
Luminance	0.0842 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8B381F #1F728B

analogous

#8B1F3C #8B381F #8B6E1F

triadic

#8B381F #1F8B38 #381F8B

tetradic

#8B381F #3C8B1F #1F728B #6E1F8B

square

#8B381F #3C8B1F #1F728B #6E1F8B

split-complementary

#8B381F #1F8B6E #1F3C8B

monochromatic

#271009 #592414 #8B381F #BD4C2A #D76D4D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.83

#8B381F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.68

#8B381F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B381F

7.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B381F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B381F	1.00	7.83	2.68	7.83
#FFFFFF	7.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F461C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#63591C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#992533

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b381f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 56, 31);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.1% 0.120 37.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b4715c',
    500: '#8b381f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b381f;
$custom-light: #b4715c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b381f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 31
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.889,
    "s": 63.529,
    "l": 33.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45106,
    "c": 0.1196,
    "h": 37.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08416
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B381F

secondary

#4CA1BA

accent

#C0E741

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F7EDE9

border

#D0C8C5

text

#120804

muted

#817B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B381F

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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