#8B3D2D#8B3D2D
#8B3D2D is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.110 H 33.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B3D2D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 61, 45) |
| HSL | hsl(10, 51%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(10, 68%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 56.1%, 67.6%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.02, 32.01, 25.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.02, 41.11, 38.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.06% 0.0924 0.0603) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.06% 0.11 33.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.7910, 9.0175, 3.5491) |
| Luminance | 0.0902 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.56
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 4.88
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.90
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 6.77
Reddish Brown
#7F2B0A
ΔE00 7.39
Brown Red
#922B05
ΔE00 7.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B3D2D #2D7B8B
analogous
#8B2D4C #8B3D2D #8B6C2D
triadic
#8B3D2D #2D8B3D #3D2D8B
tetradic
#8B3D2D #4C8B2D #2D7B8B #6C2D8B
square
#8B3D2D #4C8B2D #2D7B8B #6C2D8B
split-complementary
#8B3D2D #2D8B6C #2D4C8B
monochromatic
#2F140F #5D291E #8B3D2D #B9513C #CD7765
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.49
#8B3D2D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.80
#8B3D2D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B3D2D
7.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B3D2D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B3D2D | 1.00 | 7.49 | 2.80 | 7.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#514A2B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#655B2B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#982E39
Achromatopsia (no color)
#555555
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b3d2d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 61, 45); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.110 33.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b27566',
500: '#8b3d2d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b3d2d; $custom-light: #b27566; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b3d2d",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 61,
"b": 45
},
"hsl": {
"h": 10.213,
"s": 51.087,
"l": 36.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46057,
"c": 0.11033,
"h": 33.1
},
"luminance": 0.09016
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B3D2D
secondary
#60A6B4
accent
#C3DB4D
background
#FBF7F6
surface
#F6EDEB
border
#D0C8C6
text
#120806
muted
#817B7A