#8A3545#8A3545

#8A3545 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.116 H 11.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3545
RGB	rgb(138, 53, 69)
HSL	hsl(349, 45%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(349, 62%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.6%, 50%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.76, 37.68, 9.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.76, 38.75, 13.54°)
OKLab	oklab(45.23% 0.1141 0.0233)
OKLCH	oklch(45.23% 0.116 11.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.8295, 8.3807, 6.5711)
Luminance	0.0838 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3545 #358A7A

analogous

#8A3570 #8A3545 #8A5035

triadic

#8A3545 #458A35 #35458A

tetradic

#8A3545 #708A35 #358A7A #50358A

square

#8A3545 #708A35 #358A7A #50358A

split-complementary

#8A3545 #358A50 #35708A

monochromatic

#321319 #5E242F #8A3545 #B6465B #C87181

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.85

#8A3545 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.68

#8A3545 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3545

7.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3545	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3545	1.00	7.85	2.68	7.85
#FFFFFF	7.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#484745

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D5843

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#96293B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3545;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 53, 69);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.116 11.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b07078',
    500: '#8a3545',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3545;
$custom-light: #b07078;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3545",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 69
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 348.706,
    "s": 44.503,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45231,
    "c": 0.11643,
    "h": 11.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08379
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3545

secondary

#6AB1A3

accent

#D4BC54

background

#FBF6F7

surface

#F6ECED

border

#D0C7C8

text

#110809

muted

#807B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3545

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

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