#8B453B#8B453B

#8B453B is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.097 H 29.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B453B
RGB	rgb(139, 69, 59)
HSL	hsl(8, 40%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(8, 58%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50.4%, 57.6%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.95, 28.74, 19.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.95, 34.85, 34.44°)
OKLab	oklab(47.6% 0.0847 0.0481)
OKLCH	oklch(47.6% 0.097 29.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.5660, 10.0625, 5.3647)
Luminance	0.1006 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B453B #3B818B

analogous

#8B3B59 #8B453B #8B6D3B

triadic

#8B453B #3B8B45 #453B8B

tetradic

#8B453B #598B3B #3B818B #6D3B8B

square

#8B453B #598B3B #3B818B #6D3B8B

split-complementary

#8B453B #3B8B6D #3B598B

monochromatic

#351A17 #603029 #8B453B #B45C4F #C7837A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.97

#8B453B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#8B453B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B453B

6.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B453B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B453B	1.00	6.97	3.01	6.97
#FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#56503A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675F3A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#983943

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b453b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 69, 59);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.097 29.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b17a71',
    500: '#8b453b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b453b;
$custom-light: #b17a71;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b453b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 59
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 7.5,
    "s": 40.404,
    "l": 38.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47604,
    "c": 0.09739,
    "h": 29.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10061
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B453B

secondary

#72A8B0

accent

#C1D058

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EEEC

border

#D0C9C7

text

#110907

muted

#807B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B453B

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

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