#8B382D#8B382D
#8B382D is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 45.3% C 0.116 H 29.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B382D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 56, 45) |
| HSL | hsl(7, 51%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(7, 68%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 59.7%, 67.6%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.02, 34.60, 24.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.02, 42.45, 35.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.3% 0.1004 0.0577) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.3% 0.116 29.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.5365, 8.5084, 3.4642) |
| Luminance | 0.0851 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.01
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.34
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 5.37
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.70
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 7.43
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 7.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B382D #2D808B
analogous
#8B2D51 #8B382D #8B672D
triadic
#8B382D #2D8B38 #382D8B
tetradic
#8B382D #518B2D #2D808B #672D8B
square
#8B382D #518B2D #2D808B #672D8B
split-complementary
#8B382D #2D8B67 #2D518B
monochromatic
#2F130F #5D251E #8B382D #B94B3C #CD7165
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.77
#8B382D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.70
#8B382D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B382D
7.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B382D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B382D | 1.00 | 7.77 | 2.70 | 7.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4E472C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#62592B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#992736
Achromatopsia (no color)
#525252
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b382d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 56, 45); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.3% 0.116 29.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b37266',
500: '#8b382d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b382d; $custom-light: #b37266; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b382d",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 56,
"b": 45
},
"hsl": {
"h": 7.021,
"s": 51.087,
"l": 36.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45301,
"c": 0.11581,
"h": 29.9
},
"luminance": 0.08507
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B382D
secondary
#60AAB4
accent
#CADB4D
background
#FBF7F6
surface
#F6EDEB
border
#D0C8C6
text
#120806
muted
#817B7A