#8A3529#8A3529

#8A3529 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 44.6% C 0.119 H 30.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3529
RGB	rgb(138, 53, 41)
HSL	hsl(7, 54%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(7, 70%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.6%, 70.3%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.21, 35.48, 26.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.21, 43.99, 36.25°)
OKLab	oklab(44.64% 0.1025 0.0602)
OKLCH	oklch(44.64% 0.119 30.4)
XYZ	xyz(12.1558, 8.1112, 3.0229)
Luminance	0.0811 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3529 #297E8A

analogous

#8A294D #8A3529 #8A6629

triadic

#8A3529 #298A35 #35298A

tetradic

#8A3529 #4D8A29 #297E8A #66298A

square

#8A3529 #4D8A29 #297E8A #66298A

split-complementary

#8A3529 #298A66 #294D8A

monochromatic

#2C110D #5B231B #8A3529 #B94737 #CF6C5E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.01

#8A3529 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.62

#8A3529 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3529

8.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3529	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3529	1.00	8.01	2.62	8.01
#FFFFFF	8.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C4527

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#615727

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#982333

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3529;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 53, 41);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.6% 0.119 30.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27063',
    500: '#8a3529',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3529;
$custom-light: #b27063;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3529",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 41
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 7.423,
    "s": 54.19,
    "l": 35.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44639,
    "c": 0.11886,
    "h": 30.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.0811
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3529

secondary

#5AAAB5

accent

#CBDE4A

background

#FBF6F5

surface

#F6ECEA

border

#D0C7C6

text

#120805

muted

#817B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3529

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

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