#8A3522#8A3522

#8A3522 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 44.5% C 0.121 H 34.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3522
RGB	rgb(138, 53, 34)
HSL	hsl(11, 60%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(11, 75%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.6%, 75.4%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.12, 35.10, 30.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.12, 46.22, 40.58°)
OKLab	oklab(44.54% 0.0999 0.0676)
OKLCH	oklch(44.54% 0.121 34.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.0443, 8.0666, 2.4358)
Luminance	0.0806 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3522 #22778A

analogous

#8A2243 #8A3522 #8A6922

triadic

#8A3522 #228A35 #35228A

tetradic

#8A3522 #438A22 #22778A #69228A

square

#8A3522 #438A22 #22778A #69228A

split-complementary

#8A3522 #228A69 #22438A

monochromatic

#280F0A #592216 #8A3522 #BB482E #D46A52

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.04

#8A3522 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.61

#8A3522 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3522

8.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3522	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3522	1.00	8.04	2.61	8.04
#FFFFFF	8.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C4520

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#61571F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#982131

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3522;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 53, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.5% 0.121 34.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b3705e',
    500: '#8a3522',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3522;
$custom-light: #b3705e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3522",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 10.962,
    "s": 60.465,
    "l": 33.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4454,
    "c": 0.12061,
    "h": 34.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08065
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3522

secondary

#50A5B8

accent

#C6E444

background

#FBF6F5

surface

#F7ECE9

border

#D0C7C5

text

#120804

muted

#817B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3522

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

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