#8A3333#8A3333

#8A3333 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 44.5% C 0.119 H 23.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3333
RGB	rgb(138, 51, 51)
HSL	hsl(0, 46%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(0, 63%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63%, 63%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.01, 37.11, 19.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.01, 41.95, 27.79°)
OKLab	oklab(44.54% 0.1096 0.0471)
OKLCH	oklch(44.54% 0.119 23.3)
XYZ	xyz(12.2637, 8.0116, 4.0319)
Luminance	0.0801 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3333 #338A8A

analogous

#8A335F #8A3333 #8A5F33

triadic

#8A3333 #338A33 #33338A

tetradic

#8A3333 #5F8A33 #338A8A #5F338A

square

#8A3333 #5F8A33 #338A8A #5F338A

split-complementary

#8A3333 #338A5F #335F8A

monochromatic

#311212 #5D2222 #8A3333 #B74444 #C96E6E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.07

#8A3333 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.60

#8A3333 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3333

8.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3333	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3333	1.00	8.07	2.60	8.07
#FFFFFF	8.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#494432

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F5731

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#972234

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3333;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 51, 51);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.5% 0.119 23.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b26f6a',
    500: '#8a3333',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3333;
$custom-light: #b26f6a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3333",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 51,
    "b": 51
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 46.032,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44537,
    "c": 0.11929,
    "h": 23.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.0801
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3333

secondary

#67B1B1

accent

#D6D652

background

#FBF6F6

surface

#F6ECEB

border

#D0C7C6

text

#120706

muted

#817A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3333

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

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