#8A3525#8A3525

#8A3525 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 44.6% C 0.120 H 32.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3525
RGB	rgb(138, 53, 37)
HSL	hsl(10, 58%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(10, 73%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.6%, 73.2%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.16, 35.25, 28.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.16, 45.24, 38.80°)
OKLab	oklab(44.58% 0.101 0.0646)
OKLCH	oklch(44.58% 0.12 32.6)
XYZ	xyz(12.0895, 8.0847, 2.6738)
Luminance	0.0808 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3525 #257A8A

analogous

#8A2548 #8A3525 #8A6825

triadic

#8A3525 #258A35 #35258A

tetradic

#8A3525 #488A25 #257A8A #68258A

square

#8A3525 #488A25 #257A8A #68258A

split-complementary

#8A3525 #258A68 #25488A

monochromatic

#29100B #5A2218 #8A3525 #BA4832 #D26B57

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.03

#8A3525 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.62

#8A3525 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3525

8.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3525	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3525	1.00	8.03	2.62	8.03
#FFFFFF	8.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C4523

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#615723

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#982232

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3525;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 53, 37);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.6% 0.120 32.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b37060',
    500: '#8a3525',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3525;
$custom-light: #b37060;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3525",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 37
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.505,
    "s": 57.714,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4458,
    "c": 0.11983,
    "h": 32.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08083
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3525

secondary

#54A7B7

accent

#C9E147

background

#FBF6F5

surface

#F6ECE9

border

#D0C7C5

text

#120805

muted

#817B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3525

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

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