#8A3338#8A3338

#8A3338 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 44.6% C 0.119 H 19.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3338
RGB	rgb(138, 51, 56)
HSL	hsl(357, 46%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(357, 63%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63%, 59.4%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.10, 37.49, 16.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.10, 40.96, 23.76°)
OKLab	oklab(44.64% 0.1117 0.0405)
OKLCH	oklch(44.64% 0.119 19.9)
XYZ	xyz(12.3800, 8.0580, 4.6441)
Luminance	0.0806 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3338 #338A85

analogous

#8A3364 #8A3338 #8A5A33

triadic

#8A3338 #388A33 #33388A

tetradic

#8A3338 #648A33 #338A85 #5A338A

square

#8A3338 #648A33 #338A85 #5A338A

split-complementary

#8A3338 #338A5A #33648A

monochromatic

#311214 #5D2226 #8A3338 #B7444A #C96E73

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.04

#8A3338 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.61

#8A3338 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3338

8.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3338	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3338	1.00	8.04	2.61	8.04
#FFFFFF	8.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#484538

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5E5736

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#972335

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3338;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 51, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.6% 0.119 19.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16f6e',
    500: '#8a3338',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3338;
$custom-light: #b16f6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3338",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 51,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.552,
    "s": 46.032,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4464,
    "c": 0.11881,
    "h": 19.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08056
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3338

secondary

#67B1AD

accent

#D6CE52

background

#FBF6F6

surface

#F6ECEB

border

#D0C7C6

text

#120707

muted

#817A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3338

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

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