#8A342A#8A342A

#8A342A is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 44.5% C 0.120 H 29.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A342A
RGB	rgb(138, 52, 42)
HSL	hsl(6, 53%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(6, 70%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.3%, 69.6%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.04, 36.03, 25.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.04, 43.97, 34.97°)
OKLab	oklab(44.51% 0.1044 0.0586)
OKLCH	oklch(44.51% 0.12 29.3)
XYZ	xyz(12.1283, 8.0281, 3.1010)
Luminance	0.0803 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A342A #2A808A

analogous

#8A2A50 #8A342A #8A642A

triadic

#8A342A #2A8A34 #342A8A

tetradic

#8A342A #508A2A #2A808A #642A8A

square

#8A342A #508A2A #2A808A #642A8A

split-complementary

#8A342A #2A8A64 #2A508A

monochromatic

#2C110D #5B221C #8A342A #B94638 #CF6B60

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.06

#8A342A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.61

#8A342A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A342A

8.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A342A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A342A	1.00	8.06	2.61	8.06
#FFFFFF	8.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B4429

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#605728

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#982132

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a342a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 52, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.5% 0.120 29.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b26f64',
    500: '#8a342a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a342a;
$custom-light: #b26f64;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a342a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.25,
    "s": 53.333,
    "l": 35.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44514,
    "c": 0.11972,
    "h": 29.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08026
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A342A

secondary

#5BABB4

accent

#CEDD4B

background

#FBF6F5

surface

#F6ECEA

border

#D0C7C6

text

#120705

muted

#817A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A342A

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