#8A3438#8A3438

#8A3438 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 44.8% C 0.118 H 20.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3438
RGB	rgb(138, 52, 56)
HSL	hsl(357, 45%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(357, 62%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.3%, 59.4%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.29, 37.00, 16.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.29, 40.62, 24.35°)
OKLab	oklab(44.78% 0.1102 0.041)
OKLCH	oklch(44.78% 0.118 20.4)
XYZ	xyz(12.4241, 8.1464, 4.6588)
Luminance	0.0814 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3438 #348A86

analogous

#8A3463 #8A3438 #8A5B34

triadic

#8A3438 #388A34 #34388A

tetradic

#8A3438 #638A34 #348A86 #5B348A

square

#8A3438 #638A34 #348A86 #5B348A

split-complementary

#8A3438 #348A5B #34638A

monochromatic

#311314 #5E2326 #8A3438 #B6454A #C96F74

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.99

#8A3438 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.63

#8A3438 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3438

7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3438	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3438	1.00	7.99	2.63	7.99
#FFFFFF	7.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#494538

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F5736

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#972436

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3438;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 52, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.8% 0.118 20.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16f6e',
    500: '#8a3438',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3438;
$custom-light: #b16f6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3438",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.209,
    "s": 45.263,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44777,
    "c": 0.11756,
    "h": 20.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08145
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3438

secondary

#69B1AE

accent

#D5CF53

background

#FBF6F6

surface

#F6ECEB

border

#D0C7C6

text

#120807

muted

#817B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3438

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

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