#8A3635#8A3635

#8A3635 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.0% C 0.115 H 23.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3635
RGB	rgb(138, 54, 53)
HSL	hsl(1, 45%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(1, 62%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.9%, 61.6%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.60, 35.78, 19.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.60, 40.54, 28.04°)
OKLab	oklab(45% 0.1058 0.0461)
OKLCH	oklch(45% 0.115 23.6)
XYZ	xyz(12.4441, 8.3002, 4.3143)
Luminance	0.0830 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3635 #35898A

analogous

#8A355E #8A3635 #8A6135

triadic

#8A3635 #358A36 #36358A

tetradic

#8A3635 #5E8A35 #35898A #61358A

square

#8A3635 #5E8A35 #35898A #61358A

split-complementary

#8A3635 #358A61 #355E8A

monochromatic

#321313 #5E2524 #8A3635 #B64746 #C87271

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.90

#8A3635 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.66

#8A3635 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3635

7.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3635	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3635	1.00	7.90	2.66	7.90
#FFFFFF	7.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B4634

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#605833

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#972636

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3635;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 54, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.0% 0.115 23.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b1716c',
    500: '#8a3635',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3635;
$custom-light: #b1716c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3635",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.706,
    "s": 44.503,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44995,
    "c": 0.11541,
    "h": 23.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08299
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3635

secondary

#6AB0B1

accent

#D3D454

background

#FBF6F6

surface

#F6ECEB

border

#D0C7C6

text

#120807

muted

#817B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3635

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

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