#8B4232#8B4232

#8B4232 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 46.9% C 0.103 H 33.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B4232
RGB	rgb(139, 66, 50)
HSL	hsl(11, 47%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(11, 64%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.5%, 64%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.15, 29.67, 24.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.15, 38.27, 39.16°)
OKLab	oklab(46.94% 0.0861 0.0574)
OKLCH	oklch(46.94% 0.103 33.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.1725, 9.6172, 4.1796)
Luminance	0.0962 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B4232 #327B8B

analogous

#8B324E #8B4232 #8B6F32

triadic

#8B4232 #328B42 #42328B

tetradic

#8B4232 #4E8B32 #327B8B #6F328B

square

#8B4232 #4E8B32 #327B8B #6F328B

split-complementary

#8B4232 #328B6F #324E8B

monochromatic

#311712 #5E2D22 #8B4232 #B85742 #CA7E6D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.18

#8B4232 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.92

#8B4232 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B4232

7.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B4232	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B4232	1.00	7.18	2.92	7.18
#FFFFFF	7.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#554E30

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675D31

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#98353E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b4232;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 66, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.9% 0.103 33.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b2786a',
    500: '#8b4232',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b4232;
$custom-light: #b2786a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b4232",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 10.787,
    "s": 47.09,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46939,
    "c": 0.10342,
    "h": 33.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09616
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B4232

secondary

#67A5B2

accent

#BFD751

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EDEB

border

#D0C8C6

text

#120906

muted

#817B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B4232

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

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