#8B423D#8B423D

#8B423D is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 47.2% C 0.101 H 25.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B423D
RGB	rgb(139, 66, 61)
HSL	hsl(4, 39%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(4, 56%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.5%, 56.1%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.34, 30.56, 17.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.34, 35.30, 30.03°)
OKLab	oklab(47.15% 0.0907 0.0435)
OKLCH	oklch(47.15% 0.101 25.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.4390, 9.7238, 5.5831)
Luminance	0.0972 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B423D #3D868B

analogous

#8B3D5F #8B423D #8B693D

triadic

#8B423D #3D8B42 #423D8B

tetradic

#8B423D #5F8B3D #3D868B #693D8B

square

#8B423D #5F8B3D #3D868B #693D8B

split-complementary

#8B423D #3D8B69 #3D5F8B

monochromatic

#361A18 #602E2A #8B423D #B35852 #C6817D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.13

#8B423D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.94

#8B423D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B423D

7.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B423D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B423D	1.00	7.13	2.94	7.13
#FFFFFF	7.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#534E3C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655E3C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#973641

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b423d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 66, 61);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.2% 0.101 25.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b17872',
    500: '#8b423d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b423d;
$custom-light: #b17872;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b423d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 61
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.846,
    "s": 39,
    "l": 39.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47151,
    "c": 0.10054,
    "h": 25.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09722
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B423D

secondary

#74ACB0

accent

#C7CF59

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EDEC

border

#D0C8C7

text

#110908

muted

#807B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B423D

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

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