#8A3532#8A3532

#8A3532 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 44.8% C 0.117 H 25.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3532
RGB	rgb(138, 53, 50)
HSL	hsl(2, 47%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(2, 64%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.6%, 63.8%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.36, 36.06, 20.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.36, 41.55, 29.78°)
OKLab	oklab(44.8% 0.1061 0.0494)
OKLCH	oklch(44.8% 0.117 25)
XYZ	xyz(12.3312, 8.1814, 3.9468)
Luminance	0.0818 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3532 #32878A

analogous

#8A325B #8A3532 #8A6132

triadic

#8A3532 #328A35 #35328A

tetradic

#8A3532 #5B8A32 #32878A #61328A

square

#8A3532 #5B8A32 #32878A #61328A

split-complementary

#8A3532 #328A61 #325B8A

monochromatic

#301211 #5D2422 #8A3532 #B74642 #CA706C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.97

#8A3532 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.64

#8A3532 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3532

7.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3532	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3532	1.00	7.97	2.64	7.97
#FFFFFF	7.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B4531

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#605830

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#972435

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3532;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 53, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.8% 0.117 25.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b2706a',
    500: '#8a3532',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3532;
$custom-light: #b2706a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3532",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.045,
    "s": 46.809,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44795,
    "c": 0.11705,
    "h": 25
  },
  "luminance": 0.0818
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3532

secondary

#66AFB2

accent

#D2D651

background

#FBF6F6

surface

#F6ECEB

border

#D0C7C6

text

#120806

muted

#817B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3532

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

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