#8A3623#8A3623
#8A3623 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 44.7% C 0.119 H 34.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A3623 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 54, 35) |
| HSL | hsl(11, 60%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(11, 75%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 60.9%, 74.6%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.32, 34.65, 29.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.32, 45.64, 40.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.7% 0.0987 0.0671) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.7% 0.119 34.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.1050, 8.1646, 2.5283) |
| Luminance | 0.0816 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 2.66
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.11
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.51
Reddish Brown
#7F2B0A
ΔE00 5.36
Brown Red
#922B05
ΔE00 5.63
Brick Red
#8F1402
ΔE00 6.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A3623 #23778A
analogous
#8A2344 #8A3623 #8A6A23
triadic
#8A3623 #238A36 #36238A
tetradic
#8A3623 #448A23 #23778A #6A238A
square
#8A3623 #448A23 #23778A #6A238A
split-complementary
#8A3623 #238A6A #23448A
monochromatic
#28100A #592317 #8A3623 #BB492F #D46B54
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.98
#8A3623 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.63
#8A3623 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A3623
7.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A3623 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A3623 | 1.00 | 7.98 | 2.63 | 7.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4D4521
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#625821
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#982332
Achromatopsia (no color)
#515151
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a3623; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 54, 35); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.7% 0.119 34.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b3705f',
500: '#8a3623',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a3623; $custom-light: #b3705f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a3623",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 54,
"b": 35
},
"hsl": {
"h": 11.068,
"s": 59.538,
"l": 33.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.44697,
"c": 0.11932,
"h": 34.2
},
"luminance": 0.08163
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A3623
secondary
#51A5B7
accent
#C6E345
background
#FBF6F5
surface
#F6ECE9
border
#D0C7C5
text
#120804
muted
#817B79