#8A3432#8A3432

#8A3432 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 44.7% C 0.118 H 24.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3432
RGB	rgb(138, 52, 50)
HSL	hsl(1, 47%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(1, 64%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.3%, 63.8%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.17, 36.55, 20.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.17, 41.86, 29.16°)
OKLab	oklab(44.66% 0.1077 0.0489)
OKLCH	oklch(44.66% 0.118 24.4)
XYZ	xyz(12.2861, 8.0912, 3.9318)
Luminance	0.0809 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3432 #32888A

analogous

#8A325C #8A3432 #8A6032

triadic

#8A3432 #328A34 #34328A

tetradic

#8A3432 #5C8A32 #32888A #60328A

square

#8A3432 #5C8A32 #32888A #60328A

split-complementary

#8A3432 #328A60 #325C8A

monochromatic

#301211 #5D2322 #8A3432 #B74542 #CA6F6C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.02

#8A3432 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.62

#8A3432 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3432

8.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3432	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3432	1.00	8.02	2.62	8.02
#FFFFFF	8.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A4531

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F5730

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#972334

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3432;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 52, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.7% 0.118 24.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b26f6a',
    500: '#8a3432',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3432;
$custom-light: #b26f6a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3432",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.364,
    "s": 46.809,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44655,
    "c": 0.11824,
    "h": 24.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.0809
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3432

secondary

#66B0B2

accent

#D3D651

background

#FBF6F6

surface

#F6ECEB

border

#D0C7C6

text

#120806

muted

#817B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3432

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

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