#8A3636#8A3636

#8A3636 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.0% C 0.115 H 22.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3636
RGB	rgb(138, 54, 54)
HSL	hsl(0, 44%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(0, 61%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.9%, 60.9%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.62, 35.86, 18.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.62, 40.33, 27.23°)
OKLab	oklab(45.02% 0.1062 0.0448)
OKLCH	oklch(45.02% 0.115 22.9)
XYZ	xyz(12.4674, 8.3095, 4.4367)
Luminance	0.0831 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3636 #368A8A

analogous

#8A3660 #8A3636 #8A6036

triadic

#8A3636 #368A36 #36368A

tetradic

#8A3636 #608A36 #368A8A #60368A

square

#8A3636 #608A36 #368A8A #60368A

split-complementary

#8A3636 #368A60 #36608A

monochromatic

#321414 #5E2525 #8A3636 #B64747 #C87272

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.89

#8A3636 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.66

#8A3636 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3636

7.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3636	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3636	1.00	7.89	2.66	7.89
#FFFFFF	7.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B4635

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#605834

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#972737

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3636;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 54, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.0% 0.115 22.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b1716d',
    500: '#8a3636',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3636;
$custom-light: #b1716d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3636",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 43.75,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45016,
    "c": 0.11528,
    "h": 22.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08308
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3636

secondary

#6BB1B1

accent

#D3D354

background

#FBF6F6

surface

#F6ECEB

border

#D0C7C6

text

#120807

muted

#817B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3636

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

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