#8B3F2A#8B3F2A
#8B3F2A is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.109 H 36.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B3F2A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 63, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 54%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 70%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 54.7%, 69.8%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.39, 30.76, 28.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.39, 41.61, 42.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.33% 0.0879 0.0647) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.33% 0.109 36.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.8441, 9.2127, 3.2919) |
| Luminance | 0.0921 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 4.45
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.59
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.92
Reddish Brown
#7F2B0A
ΔE00 6.57
Brown Red
#922B05
ΔE00 6.62
Rust Brown
#8B3103
ΔE00 7.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B3F2A #2A768B
analogous
#8B2A45 #8B3F2A #8B6F2A
triadic
#8B3F2A #2A8B3F #3F2A8B
tetradic
#8B3F2A #458B2A #2A768B #6F2A8B
square
#8B3F2A #458B2A #2A768B #6F2A8B
split-complementary
#8B3F2A #2A8B6F #2A458B
monochromatic
#2D140E #5C2A1C #8B3F2A #BA5438 #CF7860
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.39
#8B3F2A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.84
#8B3F2A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B3F2A
7.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B3F2A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B3F2A | 1.00 | 7.39 | 2.84 | 7.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#534B28
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#665C28
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#98303A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#565656
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b3f2a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 63, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.109 36.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b27664',
500: '#8b3f2a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b3f2a; $custom-light: #b27664; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b3f2a",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 63,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 12.99,
"s": 53.591,
"l": 35.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46326,
"c": 0.10918,
"h": 36.4
},
"luminance": 0.09211
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B3F2A
secondary
#5CA2B5
accent
#BDDD4B
background
#FBF7F6
surface
#F6EDEB
border
#D0C8C6
text
#120805
muted
#817B7A