#8D3E2B#8D3E2B
#8D3E2B is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.112 H 34.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8D3E2B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(141, 62, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 53%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 70%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 56%, 69.5%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.53, 32.16, 27.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.53, 42.43, 40.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.5% 0.0922 0.0641) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.5% 0.112 34.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.1444, 9.2840, 3.3848) |
| Luminance | 0.0928 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.05
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.39
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 4.46
Brown Red
#922B05
ΔE00 6.82
Reddish Brown
#7F2B0A
ΔE00 6.95
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 7.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8D3E2B #2B7A8D
analogous
#8D2B49 #8D3E2B #8D6F2B
triadic
#8D3E2B #2B8D3E #3E2B8D
tetradic
#8D3E2B #498D2B #2B7A8D #6F2B8D
square
#8D3E2B #498D2B #2B7A8D #6F2B8D
split-complementary
#8D3E2B #2B8D6F #2B498D
monochromatic
#2F150E #5E291D #8D3E2B #BC5339 #CF7863
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.35
#8D3E2B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.86
#8D3E2B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8D3E2B
7.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8D3E2B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8D3E2B | 1.00 | 7.35 | 2.86 | 7.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#534B29
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#665C29
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9B2E3A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#565656
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8d3e2b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 62, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.112 34.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b47665',
500: '#8d3e2b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8d3e2b; $custom-light: #b47665; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8d3e2b",
"rgb": {
"r": 141,
"g": 62,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 11.633,
"s": 53.261,
"l": 36.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46498,
"c": 0.11229,
"h": 34.8
},
"luminance": 0.09282
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8D3E2B
secondary
#5EA5B6
accent
#C0DD4B
background
#FBF7F6
surface
#F6EDEB
border
#D0C8C6
text
#120805
muted
#817B7A