#8B422D#8B422D

#8B422D is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 46.9% C 0.105 H 36.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B422D
RGB	rgb(139, 66, 45)
HSL	hsl(13, 51%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(13, 68%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.5%, 67.6%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.07, 29.33, 27.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.07, 39.90, 42.70°)
OKLab	oklab(46.86% 0.0841 0.0631)
OKLCH	oklch(46.86% 0.105 36.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.0705, 9.5764, 3.6422)
Luminance	0.0958 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B422D #2D768B

analogous

#8B2D47 #8B422D #8B712D

triadic

#8B422D #2D8B42 #422D8B

tetradic

#8B422D #478B2D #2D768B #712D8B

square

#8B422D #478B2D #2D768B #712D8B

split-complementary

#8B422D #2D8B71 #2D478B

monochromatic

#2F160F #5D2C1E #8B422D #B9583C #CD7C65

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.20

#8B422D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.91

#8B422D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B422D

7.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B422D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B422D	1.00	7.20	2.91	7.20
#FFFFFF	7.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#554D2B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675D2C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#98343D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b422d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 66, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.9% 0.105 36.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27866',
    500: '#8b422d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b422d;
$custom-light: #b27866;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b422d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.404,
    "s": 51.087,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46857,
    "c": 0.10512,
    "h": 36.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09575
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B422D

secondary

#60A1B4

accent

#BBDB4D

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EDEB

border

#D0C8C6

text

#120906

muted

#817B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B422D

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

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