#8B452F#8B452F

#8B452F is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.101 H 38.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B452F
RGB	rgb(139, 69, 47)
HSL	hsl(14, 49%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(14, 66%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50.4%, 66.2%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.76, 27.81, 26.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.76, 38.55, 43.84°)
OKLab	oklab(47.39% 0.0798 0.0626)
OKLCH	oklch(47.39% 0.101 38.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.2898, 9.9520, 3.9098)
Luminance	0.0995 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8B452F #2F758B

analogous

#8B2F47 #8B452F #8B732F

triadic

#8B452F #2F8B45 #452F8B

tetradic

#8B452F #478B2F #2F758B #732F8B

square

#8B452F #478B2F #2F758B #732F8B

split-complementary

#8B452F #2F8B73 #2F478B

monochromatic

#301810 #5D2E20 #8B452F #B95C3E #CC8068

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.02

#8B452F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.99

#8B452F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B452F

7.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B452F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B452F	1.00	7.02	2.99	7.02
#FFFFFF	7.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#574F2D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685F2E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#983840

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b452f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 69, 47);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.101 38.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27a68',
    500: '#8b452f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b452f;
$custom-light: #b27a68;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b452f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 47
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.348,
    "s": 49.462,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47389,
    "c": 0.1014,
    "h": 38.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.0995
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B452F

secondary

#63A0B3

accent

#B8D94F

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EDEB

border

#D0C8C6

text

#120906

muted

#817B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B452F

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

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