#8A3534#8A3534

#8A3534 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 44.8% C 0.117 H 23.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3534
RGB	rgb(138, 53, 52)
HSL	hsl(1, 45%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(1, 62%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.6%, 62.3%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.39, 36.21, 19.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.39, 41.09, 28.21°)
OKLab	oklab(44.83% 0.1069 0.0469)
OKLCH	oklch(44.83% 0.117 23.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.3753, 8.1990, 4.1790)
Luminance	0.0820 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3534 #34898A

analogous

#8A345E #8A3534 #8A6034

triadic

#8A3534 #348A35 #35348A

tetradic

#8A3534 #5E8A34 #34898A #60348A

square

#8A3534 #5E8A34 #34898A #60348A

split-complementary

#8A3534 #348A60 #345E8A

monochromatic

#311313 #5E2423 #8A3534 #B64645 #C9716F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.96

#8A3534 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.64

#8A3534 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3534

7.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3534	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3534	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)

#4A4633

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#605832

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#972536

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3534;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 53, 52);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.8% 0.117 23.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b1706b',
    500: '#8a3534',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3534;
$custom-light: #b1706b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3534",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 52
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.698,
    "s": 45.263,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44834,
    "c": 0.11676,
    "h": 23.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08197
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3534

secondary

#69B0B1

accent

#D3D553

background

#FBF6F6

surface

#F6ECEB

border

#D0C7C6

text

#120806

muted

#817B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3534

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

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