#8B4530#8B4530
#8B4530 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.101 H 37.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B4530 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 69, 48) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 49%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 65%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50.4%, 65.5%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.77, 27.88, 26.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.77, 38.21, 43.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.41% 0.0802 0.0615) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.41% 0.101 37.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.3102, 9.9601, 4.0173) |
| Luminance | 0.0996 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.67
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.93
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 6.12
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 7.13
Reddish Brown
#7F2B0A
ΔE00 7.93
Brown Red
#922B05
ΔE00 7.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B4530 #30768B
analogous
#8B3049 #8B4530 #8B7330
triadic
#8B4530 #308B45 #45308B
tetradic
#8B4530 #498B30 #30768B #73308B
square
#8B4530 #498B30 #30768B #73308B
split-complementary
#8B4530 #308B73 #30498B
monochromatic
#301811 #5E2E20 #8B4530 #B85C40 #CC806A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.02
#8B4530 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.99
#8B4530 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B4530
7.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B4530 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B4530 | 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)
#57502E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#685F2F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#983840
Achromatopsia (no color)
#595959
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b4530; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 69, 48); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.101 37.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b27a69',
500: '#8b4530',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b4530; $custom-light: #b27a69; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b4530",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 69,
"b": 48
},
"hsl": {
"h": 13.846,
"s": 48.663,
"l": 36.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47405,
"c": 0.10102,
"h": 37.5
},
"luminance": 0.09959
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B4530
secondary
#64A1B3
accent
#B9D850
background
#FBF7F6
surface
#F6EDEB
border
#D0C8C6
text
#120906
muted
#817B7A