#8B453D#8B453D

#8B453D is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.097 H 28.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B453D
RGB	rgb(139, 69, 61)
HSL	hsl(6, 39%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(6, 56%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50.4%, 56.1%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.99, 28.92, 18.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.99, 34.34, 32.64°)
OKLab	oklab(47.65% 0.0856 0.0455)
OKLCH	oklch(47.65% 0.097 28)
XYZ	xyz(13.6189, 10.0836, 5.6431)
Luminance	0.1008 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B453D #3D838B

analogous

#8B3D5C #8B453D #8B6C3D

triadic

#8B453D #3D8B45 #453D8B

tetradic

#8B453D #5C8B3D #3D838B #6C3D8B

square

#8B453D #5C8B3D #3D838B #6C3D8B

split-complementary

#8B453D #3D8B6C #3D5C8B

monochromatic

#361B18 #60302A #8B453D #B35C52 #C6847D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.96

#8B453D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#8B453D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B453D

6.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B453D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B453D	1.00	6.96	3.02	6.96
#FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#56503C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675F3C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#973A43

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b453d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 69, 61);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.097 28.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b17a72',
    500: '#8b453d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b453d;
$custom-light: #b17a72;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b453d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 61
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.154,
    "s": 39,
    "l": 39.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47645,
    "c": 0.09689,
    "h": 28
  },
  "luminance": 0.10082
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B453D

secondary

#74AAB0

accent

#C3CF59

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EEEC

border

#D0C9C7

text

#110908

muted

#807B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B453D

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

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