#8B3D2A#8B3D2A
#8B3D2A is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.111 H 34.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B3D2A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 61, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 54%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 70%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 56.1%, 69.8%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.98, 31.82, 27.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.98, 42.08, 40.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.01% 0.0912 0.0637) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.01% 0.111 34.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.7353, 8.9952, 3.2557) |
| Luminance | 0.0899 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 4.23
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.33
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.69
Reddish Brown
#7F2B0A
ΔE00 6.61
Brown Red
#922B05
ΔE00 6.72
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 7.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B3D2A #2A788B
analogous
#8B2A47 #8B3D2A #8B6E2A
triadic
#8B3D2A #2A8B3D #3D2A8B
tetradic
#8B3D2A #478B2A #2A788B #6E2A8B
square
#8B3D2A #478B2A #2A788B #6E2A8B
split-complementary
#8B3D2A #2A8B6E #2A478B
monochromatic
#2D140E #5C281C #8B3D2A #BA5238 #CF7660
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.50
#8B3D2A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.80
#8B3D2A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B3D2A
7.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B3D2A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B3D2A | 1.00 | 7.50 | 2.80 | 7.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#524A28
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#655B28
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#992D39
Achromatopsia (no color)
#555555
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b3d2a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 61, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.111 34.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b27564',
500: '#8b3d2a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b3d2a; $custom-light: #b27564; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b3d2a",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 61,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 11.753,
"s": 53.591,
"l": 35.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4601,
"c": 0.11124,
"h": 34.9
},
"luminance": 0.08994
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B3D2A
secondary
#5CA3B5
accent
#C0DD4B
background
#FBF7F6
surface
#F6EDEB
border
#D0C8C6
text
#120805
muted
#817B7A