#8B3E28#8B3E28

#8B3E28 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.111 H 36.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B3E28
RGB	rgb(139, 62, 40)
HSL	hsl(13, 55%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(13, 71%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 55.4%, 71.2%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.16, 31.18, 28.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.16, 42.52, 42.85°)
OKLab	oklab(46.14% 0.0888 0.0663)
OKLCH	oklch(46.14% 0.111 36.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.7543, 9.0890, 3.0898)
Luminance	0.0909 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B3E28 #28758B

analogous

#8B2844 #8B3E28 #8B6F28

triadic

#8B3E28 #288B3E #3E288B

tetradic

#8B3E28 #448B28 #28758B #6F288B

square

#8B3E28 #448B28 #28758B #6F288B

split-complementary

#8B3E28 #288B6F #28448B

monochromatic

#2C140D #5B291A #8B3E28 #BB5336 #D0775D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.45

#8B3E28 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.82

#8B3E28 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B3E28

7.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B3E28	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B3E28	1.00	7.45	2.82	7.45
#FFFFFF	7.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#534B26

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655B26

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#992E39

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b3e28;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 62, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.111 36.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b37563',
    500: '#8b3e28',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b3e28;
$custom-light: #b37563;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b3e28",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.333,
    "s": 55.307,
    "l": 35.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46139,
    "c": 0.11085,
    "h": 36.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09087
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B3E28

secondary

#59A1B6

accent

#BDDF49

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F6EDEA

border

#D0C8C6

text

#120805

muted

#817B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B3E28

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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