#8C4635#8C4635

#8C4635 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 47.8% C 0.099 H 34.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C4635
RGB	rgb(140, 70, 53)
HSL	hsl(12, 45%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(12, 62%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50%, 62.1%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.22, 28.11, 23.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.22, 36.79, 40.17°)
OKLab	oklab(47.81% 0.0817 0.0567)
OKLCH	oklch(47.81% 0.099 34.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.6491, 10.2143, 4.6202)
Luminance	0.1021 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C4635 #357B8C

analogous

#8C354F #8C4635 #8C7135

triadic

#8C4635 #358C46 #46358C

tetradic

#8C4635 #4F8C35 #357B8C #71358C

square

#8C4635 #4F8C35 #357B8C #71358C

split-complementary

#8C4635 #358C71 #354F8C

monochromatic

#331A13 #603024 #8C4635 #B85C46 #CA8372

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.90

#8C4635 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#8C4635 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C4635

6.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C4635	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C4635	1.00	6.90	3.04	6.90
#FFFFFF	6.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#585133

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#696034

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#993A42

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c4635;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 70, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.8% 0.099 34.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27b6c',
    500: '#8c4635',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c4635;
$custom-light: #b27b6c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c4635",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.724,
    "s": 45.078,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47807,
    "c": 0.09941,
    "h": 34.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10213
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C4635

secondary

#6BA4B2

accent

#BBD553

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EEEB

border

#D0C9C6

text

#120907

muted

#817B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C4635

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

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