#8B3527

Accessibility

AAA

7.97:1

Vs white / black

7.97:1 · 2.64:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#8b3527

RGB

rgb(139, 53, 39)

RGBA

rgba(139, 53, 39, 1)

HSL

hsl(8, 56%, 35%)

HSLA

hsla(8, 56%, 35%, 1)

HSV

hsv(8, 72%, 55%)

LAB

lab(34.36% 35.75 27.44)

LCH

lch(34.36% 45.07 37.51)

OKLAB

oklab(0.4478 0.1028 0.0629)

OKLCH

oklch(0.4478 0.1205 31.46)

XYZ

xyz(12.29, 8.18, 2.85)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 62%, 72%, 45%)

CSS

color: #8b3527;

CSS variable

--color-8b3527: #8b3527;

SCSS

$color-8b3527: #8b3527;

JavaScript

const color = "#8b3527";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#8b3527";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#8b3527" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#8b3527", "rgb": { "r": 139, "g": 53, "b": 39 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.4478 0.1205 31.46)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#8b3527-1: #8b3527;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

red-800

Very different · ΔE 5.09 · #991B1B

Nearest CSS named color

Brown

Very different · ΔE 5.84 · #A52A2A

Nearest Material color

red-900

Very different · ΔE 8.71 · #B71C1C

Nearest Bootstrap color

danger

Very different · ΔE 17.05 · #DC3545

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50ffe4d7 100ffd5c7 200ffbeae 300fba493 400e28472 500c46858 600a55648 700864337 800683128 9004b2019 950310d08

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

f5eeed ecdddb e2cdc9 d8bcb7 cfaba5 c59a93 bb8981 b2786f a8685d 9e574b 954639 8b3527 7f3124 742c21 68281d 5d231a 511f17 461b14 3a1610 2e120d 230d0a 170906 0c0403

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f5eeed ecdddb e2cdc9 d8bcb7 cfaba5 c59a93 bb8981 b2786f a8685d 9e574b 954639

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

7f3124 742c21 68281d 5d231a 511f17 461b14 3a1610 2e120d 230d0a 170906 0c0403

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

8a3b2e 894236 88483d 874e45 86544c 865b54 85615b 846762 836d6a 827471 817a79

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#8B3527Stop 1 #277E8BStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#8B274CStop 1 #8B3527Stop 2 #8B6727Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#8B3527Stop 1 #278B35Stop 2 #35278BStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#8B3527Stop 1 #278B67Stop 2 #274C8BStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#501E16Stop 1 #8B3527Stop 2 #C74B38Stop 3 #D88174Stop 4 #E9B7AFStop 5

Using this color

Where #8b3527 works

#8B3527 (#8b3527) sits in the red family at about 8° hue, 56% saturation, and 35% lightness. Contrast is 7.97:1 on white and 2.64:1 on black, so white labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: red-800 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
text or icons on a white canvas

On a black or near-black UI, #8b3527 is 2.64:1. Prefer it as a fill, border, or large heading rather than 16px copy.

Family context: Energy, urgency, passion, and excitement. Often used for CTAs, alerts, and brands that want attention. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Red range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Spectrum #8B301D#8B301D Spectrum #913F30#913F30 Spectrum #96342C#96342C Spectrum #8F2519#8F2519 Spectrum #873B22#873B22 Spectrum #792B25#792B25 Web Safe #993333#993333 Tailwind red 800#991B1B Spectrum #81230E#81230E Tailwind orange 900#7C2D12 Brown#A52A2A Spectrum #713228#713228