#8B4841#8B4841

#8B4841 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.092 H 27.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B4841
RGB	rgb(139, 72, 65)
HSL	hsl(6, 36%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(6, 53%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 48.2%, 53.2%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.74, 27.62, 17.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.74, 32.45, 31.67°)
OKLab	oklab(48.24% 0.0821 0.0422)
OKLCH	oklch(48.24% 0.092 27.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.9199, 10.5068, 6.2949)
Luminance	0.1051 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B4841 #41848B

analogous

#8B415F #8B4841 #8B6D41

triadic

#8B4841 #418B48 #48418B

tetradic

#8B4841 #5F8B41 #41848B #6D418B

square

#8B4841 #5F8B41 #41848B #6D418B

split-complementary

#8B4841 #418B6D #415F8B

monochromatic

#381D1A #61322D #8B4841 #B16158 #C58882

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.77

#8B4841 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.10

#8B4841 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B4841

6.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B4841	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B4841	1.00	6.77	3.10	6.77
#FFFFFF	6.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#585340

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#686140

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#973E46

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b4841;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 72, 65);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.092 27.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b07c75',
    500: '#8b4841',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b4841;
$custom-light: #b07c75;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b4841",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 65
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.676,
    "s": 36.275,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48238,
    "c": 0.09232,
    "h": 27.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10505
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B4841

secondary

#79AAAF

accent

#C2CC5C

background

#FBF7F7

surface

#F6EEED

border

#D0C9C8

text

#110908

muted

#807B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B4841

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

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