#8A3540#8A3540

#8A3540 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.1% C 0.116 H 15.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3540
RGB	rgb(138, 53, 64)
HSL	hsl(352, 45%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(352, 62%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.6%, 53.6%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.64, 37.20, 12.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.64, 39.12, 18.04°)
OKLab	oklab(45.1% 0.112 0.0305)
OKLCH	oklch(45.1% 0.116 15.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.6808, 8.3212, 5.7879)
Luminance	0.0832 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3540 #358A7F

analogous

#8A356B #8A3540 #8A5435

triadic

#8A3540 #408A35 #35408A

tetradic

#8A3540 #6B8A35 #358A7F #54358A

square

#8A3540 #6B8A35 #358A7F #54358A

split-complementary

#8A3540 #358A54 #356B8A

monochromatic

#321317 #5E242B #8A3540 #B64655 #C8717C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.88

#8A3540 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.66

#8A3540 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3540

7.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3540	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3540	1.00	7.88	2.66	7.88
#FFFFFF	7.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#484740

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5E583E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#962839

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3540;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 53, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.1% 0.116 15.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b17074',
    500: '#8a3540',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3540;
$custom-light: #b17074;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3540",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.235,
    "s": 44.503,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45102,
    "c": 0.11608,
    "h": 15.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.0832
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3540

secondary

#6AB1A8

accent

#D4C454

background

#FBF6F7

surface

#F6ECED

border

#D0C7C8

text

#110808

muted

#807B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3540

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

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