#8B665B#8B665B
#8B665B is a mid, muted red. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.051 H 37.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B665B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 102, 91) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 21%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 35%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 26.6%, 34.5%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.64, 13.28, 12.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.64, 17.93, 42.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.5% 0.0407 0.0309) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.5% 0.051 37.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.2876, 15.7480, 12.0246) |
| Luminance | 0.1575 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brownish
#9C6D57
ΔE00 5.91
Reddish Grey
#997570
ΔE00 6.59
Cocoa
#875F42
ΔE00 7.87
Pinkish Brown
#B17261
ΔE00 9.85
Dark Taupe
#7F684E
ΔE00 10.29
Earth
#A2653E
ΔE00 10.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B665B #5B808B
analogous
#8B5B68 #8B665B #8B7E5B
triadic
#8B665B #5B8B66 #665B8B
tetradic
#8B665B #688B5B #5B808B #7E5B8B
square
#8B665B #688B5B #5B808B #7E5B8B
split-complementary
#8B665B #5B8B7E #5B688B
monochromatic
#41302B #664B43 #8B665B #A8857B #C1A7A0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.06
#8B665B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.15
#8B665B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B665B
5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B665B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B665B | 1.00 | 5.06 | 4.15 | 5.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6F6A5A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#77715B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#946163
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b665b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 102, 91); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.051 37.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ae9189',
500: '#8b665b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b665b; $custom-light: #ae9189; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b665b",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 102,
"b": 91
},
"hsl": {
"h": 13.75,
"s": 20.87,
"l": 45.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54503,
"c": 0.05106,
"h": 37.2
},
"luminance": 0.15747
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B665B
secondary
#93A8AF
accent
#AABD6A
background
#FAF8F8
surface
#F4F0F0
border
#CECBCB
text
#100D0B
muted
#7F7D7C