#8A3526#8A3526

#8A3526 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 44.6% C 0.120 H 32.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3526
RGB	rgb(138, 53, 38)
HSL	hsl(9, 57%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(9, 72%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.6%, 72.5%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.17, 35.31, 27.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.17, 44.92, 38.19°)
OKLab	oklab(44.6% 0.1013 0.0635)
OKLCH	oklch(44.6% 0.12 32.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.1054, 8.0911, 2.7576)
Luminance	0.0809 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3526 #267B8A

analogous

#8A2649 #8A3526 #8A6726

triadic

#8A3526 #268A35 #35268A

tetradic

#8A3526 #498A26 #267B8A #67268A

square

#8A3526 #498A26 #267B8A #67268A

split-complementary

#8A3526 #268A67 #26498A

monochromatic

#2A100C #5A2319 #8A3526 #BA4733 #D16B59

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.02

#8A3526 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.62

#8A3526 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3526

8.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3526	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3526	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)

#4C4524

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#615724

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#982232

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3526;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 53, 38);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.6% 0.120 32.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27061',
    500: '#8a3526',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3526;
$custom-light: #b27061;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3526",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 38
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9,
    "s": 56.818,
    "l": 34.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44595,
    "c": 0.11958,
    "h": 32.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08089
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3526

secondary

#56A8B6

accent

#C9E048

background

#FBF6F5

surface

#F6ECE9

border

#D0C7C5

text

#120805

muted

#817B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3526

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

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