#8B3A22#8B3A22
#8B3A22 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 45.4% C 0.117 H 37.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B3A22 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 58, 34) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 61%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 76%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 58.3%, 75.5%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.27, 32.96, 31.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.27, 45.50, 43.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.44% 0.0931 0.0704) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.44% 0.117 37.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.4505, 8.6322, 2.5236) |
| Luminance | 0.0863 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 2.88
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.29
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.65
Brown Red
#922B05
ΔE00 4.95
Reddish Brown
#7F2B0A
ΔE00 5.00
Rust Brown
#8B3103
ΔE00 5.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B3A22 #22738B
analogous
#8B223F #8B3A22 #8B6F22
triadic
#8B3A22 #228B3A #3A228B
tetradic
#8B3A22 #3F8B22 #22738B #6F228B
square
#8B3A22 #3F8B22 #22738B #6F228B
split-complementary
#8B3A22 #228B6F #223F8B
monochromatic
#29110A #5A2516 #8B3A22 #BC4F2E #D57053
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.70
#8B3A22 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.73
#8B3A22 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B3A22
7.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B3A22 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B3A22 | 1.00 | 7.70 | 2.73 | 7.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#50481F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#645A20
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#992835
Achromatopsia (no color)
#535353
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b3a22; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 58, 34); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.4% 0.117 37.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b3735e',
500: '#8b3a22',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b3a22; $custom-light: #b3735e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b3a22",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 58,
"b": 34
},
"hsl": {
"h": 13.714,
"s": 60.694,
"l": 33.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4544,
"c": 0.11674,
"h": 37.1
},
"luminance": 0.08631
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B3A22
secondary
#50A1B8
accent
#BFE444
background
#FBF7F5
surface
#F7EDE9
border
#D0C8C5
text
#120804
muted
#817B79