#843C2A#843C2A

#843C2A is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 44.7% C 0.104 H 35.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#843C2A
RGB	rgb(132, 60, 42)
HSL	hsl(12, 52%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(12, 68%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 54.5%, 68.2%, 48.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.61, 29.51, 25.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.61, 39.09, 40.99°)
OKLab	oklab(44.75% 0.0848 0.0598)
OKLCH	oklch(44.75% 0.104 35.2)
XYZ	xyz(11.5505, 8.3058, 3.1850)
Luminance	0.0830 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#843C2A #2A7284

analogous

#842A45 #843C2A #84692A

triadic

#843C2A #2A843C #3C2A84

tetradic

#843C2A #45842A #2A7284 #692A84

square

#843C2A #45842A #2A7284 #692A84

split-complementary

#843C2A #2A8469 #2A4584

monochromatic

#27120C #56271B #843C2A #B25139 #CB735D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.89

#843C2A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.66

#843C2A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #843C2A

7.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##843C2A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##843C2A	1.00	7.89	2.66	7.89
#FFFFFF	7.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F4828

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#615728

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#912E38

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #843c2a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 60, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.7% 0.104 35.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad7464',
    500: '#843c2a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #843c2a;
$custom-light: #ad7464;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#843c2a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12,
    "s": 51.724,
    "l": 34.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44747,
    "c": 0.10377,
    "h": 35.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08304
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#843C2A

secondary

#599FB1

accent

#BFDB4D

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EDEB

border

#D0C8C6

text

#110805

muted

#807B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #843C2A

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

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