#8B453A#8B453A

#8B453A is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.098 H 30.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B453A
RGB	rgb(139, 69, 58)
HSL	hsl(8, 41%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(8, 58%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50.4%, 58.3%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.94, 28.65, 20.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.94, 35.11, 35.31°)
OKLab	oklab(47.58% 0.0843 0.0493)
OKLCH	oklch(47.58% 0.098 30.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.5404, 10.0522, 5.2294)
Luminance	0.1005 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B453A #3A808B

analogous

#8B3A57 #8B453A #8B6D3A

triadic

#8B453A #3A8B45 #453A8B

tetradic

#8B453A #578B3A #3A808B #6D3A8B

square

#8B453A #578B3A #3A808B #6D3A8B

split-complementary

#8B453A #3A8B6D #3A578B

monochromatic

#351A16 #603028 #8B453A #B55B4D #C78379

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.98

#8B453A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#8B453A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B453A

6.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B453A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B453A	1.00	6.98	3.01	6.98
#FFFFFF	6.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#565039

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675F39

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#983942

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b453a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 69, 58);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.098 30.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b17a70',
    500: '#8b453a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b453a;
$custom-light: #b17a70;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b453a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 58
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.148,
    "s": 41.117,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47584,
    "c": 0.09767,
    "h": 30.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10051
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B453A

secondary

#71A8B0

accent

#C0D157

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EEEC

border

#D0C9C7

text

#110907

muted

#807B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B453A

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

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