#8B453F#8B453F

#8B453F is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 47.7% C 0.096 H 26.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B453F
RGB	rgb(139, 69, 63)
HSL	hsl(5, 38%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(5, 55%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50.4%, 54.7%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.03, 29.10, 17.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.03, 33.87, 30.79°)
OKLab	oklab(47.69% 0.0864 0.0428)
OKLCH	oklch(47.69% 0.096 26.4)
XYZ	xyz(13.6738, 10.1056, 5.9321)
Luminance	0.1010 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8B453F #3F858B

analogous

#8B3F5F #8B453F #8B6B3F

triadic

#8B453F #3F8B45 #453F8B

tetradic

#8B453F #5F8B3F #3F858B #6B3F8B

square

#8B453F #5F8B3F #3F858B #6B3F8B

split-complementary

#8B453F #3F8B6B #3F5F8B

monochromatic

#371B19 #61302C #8B453F #B25D55 #C5857F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.95

#8B453F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#8B453F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B453F

6.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B453F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B453F	1.00	6.95	3.02	6.95
#FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#55513E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675F3E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#973A44

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b453f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 69, 63);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.7% 0.096 26.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b17a74',
    500: '#8b453f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b453f;
$custom-light: #b17a74;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b453f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 63
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.737,
    "s": 37.624,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47688,
    "c": 0.09644,
    "h": 26.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10104
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B453F

secondary

#76ABAF

accent

#C4CE5A

background

#FBF7F7

surface

#F6EEED

border

#D0C9C8

text

#110908

muted

#807B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B453F

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

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