#8A3429#8A3429

#8A3429 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 44.5% C 0.120 H 29.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3429
RGB	rgb(138, 52, 41)
HSL	hsl(7, 54%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(7, 70%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.3%, 70.3%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.03, 35.97, 25.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.03, 44.26, 35.64°)
OKLab	oklab(44.5% 0.104 0.0597)
OKLCH	oklch(44.5% 0.12 29.9)
XYZ	xyz(12.1107, 8.0210, 3.0079)
Luminance	0.0802 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3429 #297F8A

analogous

#8A294F #8A3429 #8A6429

triadic

#8A3429 #298A34 #34298A

tetradic

#8A3429 #4F8A29 #297F8A #64298A

square

#8A3429 #4F8A29 #297F8A #64298A

split-complementary

#8A3429 #298A64 #294F8A

monochromatic

#2C100D #5B221B #8A3429 #B94637 #CF6B5E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.07

#8A3429 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.60

#8A3429 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3429

8.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3429	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3429	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)

#4B4427

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#605727

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#982132

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3429;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 52, 41);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.5% 0.120 29.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b26f63',
    500: '#8a3429',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3429;
$custom-light: #b26f63;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3429",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 41
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.804,
    "s": 54.19,
    "l": 35.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44498,
    "c": 0.11995,
    "h": 29.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08019
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3429

secondary

#5AAAB5

accent

#CDDE4A

background

#FBF6F5

surface

#F6ECEA

border

#D0C7C6

text

#120705

muted

#817A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3429

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

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