#8B3E2A#8B3E2A

#8B3E2A is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.110 H 35.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B3E2A
RGB	rgb(139, 62, 42)
HSL	hsl(12, 54%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(12, 70%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 55.4%, 69.8%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.18, 31.29, 27.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.18, 41.84, 41.60°)
OKLab	oklab(46.17% 0.0896 0.0642)
OKLCH	oklch(46.17% 0.11 35.6)
XYZ	xyz(12.7892, 9.1030, 3.2736)
Luminance	0.0910 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B3E2A #2A778B

analogous

#8B2A46 #8B3E2A #8B6E2A

triadic

#8B3E2A #2A8B3E #3E2A8B

tetradic

#8B3E2A #468B2A #2A778B #6E2A8B

square

#8B3E2A #468B2A #2A778B #6E2A8B

split-complementary

#8B3E2A #2A8B6E #2A468B

monochromatic

#2D140E #5C291C #8B3E2A #BA5338 #CF7760

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.45

#8B3E2A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.82

#8B3E2A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B3E2A

7.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B3E2A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B3E2A	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)

#524B28

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655B28

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#992F39

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b3e2a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 62, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.110 35.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27564',
    500: '#8b3e2a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b3e2a;
$custom-light: #b27564;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b3e2a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.371,
    "s": 53.591,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46167,
    "c": 0.11021,
    "h": 35.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09101
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B3E2A

secondary

#5CA3B5

accent

#BFDD4B

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EDEB

border

#D0C8C6

text

#120805

muted

#817B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B3E2A

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

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