#8A3535#8A3535

#8A3535 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 44.9% C 0.117 H 23.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3535
RGB	rgb(138, 53, 53)
HSL	hsl(0, 45%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(0, 62%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.6%, 61.6%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.41, 36.28, 18.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.41, 40.87, 27.41°)
OKLab	oklab(44.85% 0.1074 0.0456)
OKLCH	oklch(44.85% 0.117 23)
XYZ	xyz(12.3981, 8.2081, 4.2989)
Luminance	0.0821 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3535 #358A8A

analogous

#8A3560 #8A3535 #8A6035

triadic

#8A3535 #358A35 #35358A

tetradic

#8A3535 #608A35 #358A8A #60358A

square

#8A3535 #608A35 #358A8A #60358A

split-complementary

#8A3535 #358A60 #35608A

monochromatic

#321313 #5E2424 #8A3535 #B64646 #C87171

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.95

#8A3535 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.64

#8A3535 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3535

7.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3535	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3535	1.00	7.95	2.64	7.95
#FFFFFF	7.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A4634

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#605833

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#972536

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3535;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 53, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.9% 0.117 23.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b1706c',
    500: '#8a3535',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3535;
$custom-light: #b1706c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3535",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 44.503,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44854,
    "c": 0.11663,
    "h": 23
  },
  "luminance": 0.08207
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3535

secondary

#6AB1B1

accent

#D4D454

background

#FBF6F6

surface

#F6ECEB

border

#D0C7C6

text

#120807

muted

#817B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3535

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

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