#8A3128#8A3128

#8A3128 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 44.1% C 0.123 H 28.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3128
RGB	rgb(138, 49, 40)
HSL	hsl(6, 55%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(6, 71%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.5%, 71%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.47, 37.36, 25.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.47, 45.37, 34.56°)
OKLab	oklab(44.07% 0.1082 0.0595)
OKLCH	oklch(44.07% 0.123 28.8)
XYZ	xyz(11.9638, 7.7548, 2.8739)
Luminance	0.0775 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3128 #28818A

analogous

#8A2850 #8A3128 #8A6228

triadic

#8A3128 #288A31 #31288A

tetradic

#8A3128 #508A28 #28818A #62288A

square

#8A3128 #508A28 #28818A #62288A

split-complementary

#8A3128 #288A62 #28508A

monochromatic

#2B0F0C #5B201A #8A3128 #B94236 #D0675D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.23

#8A3128 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.55

#8A3128 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3128

8.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3128	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3128	1.00	8.23	2.55	8.23
#FFFFFF	8.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#494327

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F5625

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#981C2F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3128;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 49, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.1% 0.123 28.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36d62',
    500: '#8a3128',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3128;
$custom-light: #b36d62;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3128",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.51,
    "s": 55.056,
    "l": 34.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44072,
    "c": 0.12342,
    "h": 28.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07753
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3128

secondary

#59ADB5

accent

#D1DE49

background

#FBF6F5

surface

#F6ECEA

border

#D0C7C6

text

#120705

muted

#817A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3128

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

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