#8B3D2C#8B3D2C
#8B3D2C is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.111 H 33.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B3D2C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 61, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(11, 52%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(11, 68%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 56.1%, 68.3%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.00, 31.95, 26.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.00, 41.43, 39.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.04% 0.092 0.0615) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.04% 0.111 33.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.7720, 9.0099, 3.4489) |
| Luminance | 0.0901 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.45
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 4.64
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.80
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 6.93
Reddish Brown
#7F2B0A
ΔE00 7.12
Brown Red
#922B05
ΔE00 7.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B3D2C #2C7A8B
analogous
#8B2C4A #8B3D2C #8B6C2C
triadic
#8B3D2C #2C8B3D #3D2C8B
tetradic
#8B3D2C #4A8B2C #2C7A8B #6C2C8B
square
#8B3D2C #4A8B2C #2C7A8B #6C2C8B
split-complementary
#8B3D2C #2C8B6C #2C4A8B
monochromatic
#2E140F #5D291D #8B3D2C #B9513B #CE7764
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.50
#8B3D2C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.80
#8B3D2C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B3D2C
7.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B3D2C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B3D2C | 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)
#514A2A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#655B2A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#982E39
Achromatopsia (no color)
#555555
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b3d2c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 61, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.111 33.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b27565',
500: '#8b3d2c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b3d2c; $custom-light: #b27565; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b3d2c",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 61,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 10.737,
"s": 51.913,
"l": 35.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46041,
"c": 0.11062,
"h": 33.8
},
"luminance": 0.09008
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B3D2C
secondary
#5FA5B4
accent
#C2DB4C
background
#FBF7F6
surface
#F6EDEB
border
#D0C8C6
text
#120805
muted
#817B7A