#8D3C2A#8D3C2A
#8D3C2A is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.115 H 34.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8D3C2A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(141, 60, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(11, 54%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(11, 70%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 57.4%, 70.2%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.11, 33.15, 27.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.11, 43.25, 39.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.18% 0.0951 0.0641) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.18% 0.115 34) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.0195, 9.0633, 3.2538) |
| Luminance | 0.0906 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 3.86
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 4.17
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.22
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 6.67
Brown Red
#922B05
ΔE00 6.73
Reddish Brown
#7F2B0A
ΔE00 6.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8D3C2A #2A7B8D
analogous
#8D2A49 #8D3C2A #8D6D2A
triadic
#8D3C2A #2A8D3C #3C2A8D
tetradic
#8D3C2A #498D2A #2A7B8D #6D2A8D
square
#8D3C2A #498D2A #2A7B8D #6D2A8D
split-complementary
#8D3C2A #2A8D6D #2A498D
monochromatic
#2F140E #5E281C #8D3C2A #BC5038 #D07561
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.47
#8D3C2A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.81
#8D3C2A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8D3C2A
7.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8D3C2A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8D3C2A | 1.00 | 7.47 | 2.81 | 7.47 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#524A28
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#655C28
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9B2B38
Achromatopsia (no color)
#555555
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8d3c2a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 60, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.115 34.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b47464',
500: '#8d3c2a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8d3c2a; $custom-light: #b47464; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8d3c2a",
"rgb": {
"r": 141,
"g": 60,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 10.909,
"s": 54.098,
"l": 35.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46175,
"c": 0.11468,
"h": 34
},
"luminance": 0.09062
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8D3C2A
secondary
#5DA6B6
accent
#C3DD4A
background
#FBF7F6
surface
#F7EDEB
border
#D0C8C6
text
#120805
muted
#817B7A