#8B3F2F#8B3F2F
#8B3F2F is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.108 H 33.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B3F2F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 63, 47) |
| HSL | hsl(10, 49%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(10, 66%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 54.7%, 66.2%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.46, 31.08, 25.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.46, 39.97, 38.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.4% 0.0899 0.0591) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.4% 0.108 33.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.9392, 9.2508, 3.7930) |
| Luminance | 0.0925 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.83
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.15
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 5.34
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 7.04
Reddish Brown
#7F2B0A
ΔE00 7.76
Brown Red
#922B05
ΔE00 7.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B3F2F #2F7B8B
analogous
#8B2F4D #8B3F2F #8B6D2F
triadic
#8B3F2F #2F8B3F #3F2F8B
tetradic
#8B3F2F #4D8B2F #2F7B8B #6D2F8B
square
#8B3F2F #4D8B2F #2F7B8B #6D2F8B
split-complementary
#8B3F2F #2F8B6D #2F4D8B
monochromatic
#301610 #5D2A20 #8B3F2F #B9543E #CC7A68
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.37
#8B3F2F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.85
#8B3F2F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B3F2F
7.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B3F2F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B3F2F | 1.00 | 7.37 | 2.85 | 7.37 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#534C2D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#655C2D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#98313B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#565656
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b3f2f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 63, 47); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.108 33.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b27668',
500: '#8b3f2f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b3f2f; $custom-light: #b27668; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b3f2f",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 63,
"b": 47
},
"hsl": {
"h": 10.435,
"s": 49.462,
"l": 36.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46404,
"c": 0.10758,
"h": 33.3
},
"luminance": 0.09249
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B3F2F
secondary
#63A5B3
accent
#C1D94F
background
#FBF7F6
surface
#F6EDEB
border
#D0C8C6
text
#120906
muted
#817B7A