#8B4028#8B4028

#8B4028 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.109 H 38.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B4028
RGB	rgb(139, 64, 40)
HSL	hsl(15, 55%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(15, 71%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 54%, 71.2%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.58, 30.10, 29.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.58, 42.08, 44.33°)
OKLab	oklab(46.46% 0.0855 0.0674)
OKLCH	oklch(46.46% 0.109 38.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.8651, 9.3105, 3.1267)
Luminance	0.0931 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B4028 #28738B

analogous

#8B2842 #8B4028 #8B7128

triadic

#8B4028 #288B40 #40288B

tetradic

#8B4028 #428B28 #28738B #71288B

square

#8B4028 #428B28 #28738B #71288B

split-complementary

#8B4028 #288B71 #28428B

monochromatic

#2C140D #5B2A1A #8B4028 #BB5636 #D0795D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.34

#8B4028 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.86

#8B4028 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B4028

7.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B4028	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B4028	1.00	7.34	2.86	7.34
#FFFFFF	7.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#544C25

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665C26

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#99313B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b4028;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 64, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.109 38.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27763',
    500: '#8b4028',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b4028;
$custom-light: #b27763;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b4028",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.545,
    "s": 55.307,
    "l": 35.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46458,
    "c": 0.10887,
    "h": 38.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09309
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B4028

secondary

#599FB6

accent

#BADF49

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F6EDEA

border

#D0C8C6

text

#120905

muted

#817B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B4028

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

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