#8B423E#8B423E

#8B423E is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 47.2% C 0.100 H 24.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B423E
RGB	rgb(139, 66, 62)
HSL	hsl(3, 38%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(3, 55%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.5%, 55.4%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.36, 30.65, 17.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.36, 35.08, 29.12°)
OKLab	oklab(47.17% 0.0911 0.0421)
OKLCH	oklch(47.17% 0.1 24.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.4662, 9.7347, 5.7263)
Luminance	0.0973 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B423E #3E878B

analogous

#8B3E61 #8B423E #8B693E

triadic

#8B423E #3E8B42 #423E8B

tetradic

#8B423E #618B3E #3E878B #693E8B

square

#8B423E #618B3E #3E878B #693E8B

split-complementary

#8B423E #3E8B69 #3E618B

monochromatic

#361A18 #612E2B #8B423E #B35954 #C5827E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.13

#8B423E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.95

#8B423E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B423E

7.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B423E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B423E	1.00	7.13	2.95	7.13
#FFFFFF	7.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#534E3D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655E3D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#973741

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b423e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 66, 62);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.2% 0.100 24.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b17873',
    500: '#8b423e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b423e;
$custom-light: #b17873;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b423e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 62
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.117,
    "s": 38.308,
    "l": 39.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47173,
    "c": 0.10037,
    "h": 24.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09733
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B423E

secondary

#75ACB0

accent

#C8CE5A

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EDEC

border

#D0C8C7

text

#110908

muted

#807B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B423E

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

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