#8B442F#8B442F

#8B442F is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 47.2% C 0.102 H 37.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B442F
RGB	rgb(139, 68, 47)
HSL	hsl(14, 49%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(14, 66%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 51.1%, 66.2%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.54, 28.36, 26.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.54, 38.77, 42.99°)
OKLab	oklab(47.22% 0.0815 0.062)
OKLCH	oklch(47.22% 0.102 37.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.2288, 9.8300, 3.8895)
Luminance	0.0983 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B442F #2F768B

analogous

#8B2F48 #8B442F #8B722F

triadic

#8B442F #2F8B44 #442F8B

tetradic

#8B442F #488B2F #2F768B #722F8B

square

#8B442F #488B2F #2F768B #722F8B

split-complementary

#8B442F #2F8B72 #2F488B

monochromatic

#301710 #5D2E20 #8B442F #B95A3E #CC7F68

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.08

#8B442F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.97

#8B442F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B442F

7.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B442F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B442F	1.00	7.08	2.97	7.08
#FFFFFF	7.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#574F2D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685E2E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#98373F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b442f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 68, 47);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.2% 0.102 37.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27968',
    500: '#8b442f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b442f;
$custom-light: #b27968;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b442f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 47
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.696,
    "s": 49.462,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47221,
    "c": 0.10238,
    "h": 37.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09828
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B442F

secondary

#63A1B3

accent

#B9D94F

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EDEB

border

#D0C8C6

text

#120906

muted

#817B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B442F

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

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