#8B402E#8B402E
#8B402E is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.107 H 34.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B402E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 64, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 50%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 67%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 54%, 66.9%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.66, 30.48, 25.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.66, 40.04, 40.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.55% 0.0878 0.0609) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.55% 0.107 34.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.9752, 9.3546, 3.7066) |
| Luminance | 0.0935 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.79
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.11
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 5.17
Reddish Brown
#7F2B0A
ΔE00 7.44
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 7.50
Brown Red
#922B05
ΔE00 7.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B402E #2E798B
analogous
#8B2E4B #8B402E #8B6F2E
triadic
#8B402E #2E8B40 #402E8B
tetradic
#8B402E #4B8B2E #2E798B #6F2E8B
square
#8B402E #4B8B2E #2E798B #6F2E8B
split-complementary
#8B402E #2E8B6F #2E4B8B
monochromatic
#2F1610 #5D2B1F #8B402E #B9553D #CD7A67
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.32
#8B402E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.87
#8B402E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B402E
7.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B402E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B402E | 1.00 | 7.32 | 2.87 | 7.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#544C2C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#665C2C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#98323C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#565656
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b402e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 64, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.107 34.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b27767',
500: '#8b402e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b402e; $custom-light: #b27767; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b402e",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 64,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 11.613,
"s": 50.27,
"l": 36.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46548,
"c": 0.10683,
"h": 34.7
},
"luminance": 0.09353
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B402E
secondary
#61A4B3
accent
#BFDA4E
background
#FBF7F6
surface
#F6EDEB
border
#D0C8C6
text
#120906
muted
#817B7A