#8A3533#8A3533

#8A3533 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 44.8% C 0.117 H 24.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3533
RGB	rgb(138, 53, 51)
HSL	hsl(1, 46%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(1, 63%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.6%, 63%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.38, 36.13, 20.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.38, 41.31, 29.00°)
OKLab	oklab(44.81% 0.1065 0.0482)
OKLCH	oklch(44.81% 0.117 24.3)
XYZ	xyz(12.3530, 8.1901, 4.0617)
Luminance	0.0819 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3533 #33888A

analogous

#8A335D #8A3533 #8A6133

triadic

#8A3533 #338A35 #35338A

tetradic

#8A3533 #5D8A33 #33888A #61338A

square

#8A3533 #5D8A33 #33888A #61338A

split-complementary

#8A3533 #338A61 #335D8A

monochromatic

#311312 #5D2422 #8A3533 #B74644 #C9706E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.96

#8A3533 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.64

#8A3533 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3533

7.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3533	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3533	1.00	7.96	2.64	7.96
#FFFFFF	7.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A4632

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#605831

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#972535

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3533;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 53, 51);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.8% 0.117 24.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b2706a',
    500: '#8a3533',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3533;
$custom-light: #b2706a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3533",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 51
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.379,
    "s": 46.032,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44814,
    "c": 0.11691,
    "h": 24.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08188
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3533

secondary

#67B0B1

accent

#D3D652

background

#FBF6F6

surface

#F6ECEB

border

#D0C7C6

text

#120806

muted

#817B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3533

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

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