#8A3423#8A3423
#8A3423 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 44.4% C 0.121 H 33.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A3423 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 52, 35) |
| HSL | hsl(10, 60%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(10, 75%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 62.3%, 74.6%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.95, 35.64, 29.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.95, 46.13, 39.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.41% 0.1018 0.0662) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.41% 0.121 33) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.0138, 7.9823, 2.4979) |
| Luminance | 0.0798 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 2.82
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.18
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.58
Reddish Brown
#7F2B0A
ΔE00 5.64
Brown Red
#922B05
ΔE00 5.96
Brick Red
#8F1402
ΔE00 6.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A3423 #23798A
analogous
#8A2346 #8A3423 #8A6823
triadic
#8A3423 #238A34 #34238A
tetradic
#8A3423 #468A23 #23798A #68238A
square
#8A3423 #468A23 #23798A #68238A
split-complementary
#8A3423 #238A68 #23468A
monochromatic
#280F0A #592217 #8A3423 #BB462F #D46954
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.09
#8A3423 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.60
#8A3423 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A3423
8.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A3423 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A3423 | 1.00 | 8.09 | 2.60 | 8.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4C4421
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#615720
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#982030
Achromatopsia (no color)
#505050
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a3423; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 52, 35); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.4% 0.121 33.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b36f5e',
500: '#8a3423',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a3423; $custom-light: #b36f5e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a3423",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 52,
"b": 35
},
"hsl": {
"h": 9.903,
"s": 59.538,
"l": 33.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.44412,
"c": 0.12139,
"h": 33
},
"luminance": 0.07981
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A3423
secondary
#51A7B7
accent
#C9E345
background
#FBF6F5
surface
#F6ECE9
border
#D0C7C5
text
#120704
muted
#817A79