#8A3326#8A3326
#8A3326 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 44.3% C 0.122 H 30.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A3326 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 51, 38) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 57%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 72%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 63%, 72.5%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.80, 36.29, 27.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.80, 45.44, 36.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.31% 0.1044 0.0626) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.31% 0.122 30.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.0161, 7.9125, 2.7279) |
| Luminance | 0.0791 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 3.94
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.62
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.99
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.82
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 6.54
Brick Red
#8F1402
ΔE00 6.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A3326 #267D8A
analogous
#8A264B #8A3326 #8A6526
triadic
#8A3326 #268A33 #33268A
tetradic
#8A3326 #4B8A26 #267D8A #65268A
square
#8A3326 #4B8A26 #267D8A #65268A
split-complementary
#8A3326 #268A65 #264B8A
monochromatic
#2A100C #5A2119 #8A3326 #BA4533 #D16959
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.13
#8A3326 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.58
#8A3326 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A3326
8.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A3326 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A3326 | 1.00 | 8.13 | 2.58 | 8.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4B4424
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#605723
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#981F30
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4F4F4F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a3326; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 51, 38); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.3% 0.122 30.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b36f61',
500: '#8a3326',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a3326; $custom-light: #b36f61; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a3326",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 51,
"b": 38
},
"hsl": {
"h": 7.8,
"s": 56.818,
"l": 34.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.44314,
"c": 0.12171,
"h": 30.9
},
"luminance": 0.07911
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A3326
secondary
#56AAB6
accent
#CCE048
background
#FBF6F5
surface
#F6ECE9
border
#D0C7C5
text
#120705
muted
#817A79