#8A3530#8A3530

#8A3530 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 44.8% C 0.117 H 26.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3530
RGB	rgb(138, 53, 48)
HSL	hsl(3, 48%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(3, 65%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.6%, 65.2%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.32, 35.92, 21.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.32, 42.04, 31.30°)
OKLab	oklab(44.76% 0.1053 0.052)
OKLCH	oklch(44.76% 0.117 26.3)
XYZ	xyz(12.2890, 8.1645, 3.7245)
Luminance	0.0816 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3530 #30858A

analogous

#8A3058 #8A3530 #8A6230

triadic

#8A3530 #308A35 #35308A

tetradic

#8A3530 #588A30 #30858A #62308A

square

#8A3530 #588A30 #30858A #62308A

split-complementary

#8A3530 #308A62 #30588A

monochromatic

#2F1210 #5D2420 #8A3530 #B74640 #CB6F69

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.98

#8A3530 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.63

#8A3530 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3530

7.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3530	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3530	1.00	7.98	2.63	7.98
#FFFFFF	7.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B452F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#60582E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#972434

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3530;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 53, 48);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.8% 0.117 26.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27068',
    500: '#8a3530',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3530;
$custom-light: #b27068;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3530",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 48
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.333,
    "s": 48.387,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44757,
    "c": 0.11739,
    "h": 26.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08163
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3530

secondary

#64AEB2

accent

#D0D850

background

#FBF6F6

surface

#F6ECEB

border

#D0C7C6

text

#120806

muted

#817B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3530

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

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