#8A3637#8A3637

#8A3637 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.0% C 0.115 H 22.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3637
RGB	rgb(138, 54, 55)
HSL	hsl(359, 44%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(359, 61%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.9%, 60.1%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.64, 35.94, 17.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.64, 40.13, 26.41°)
OKLab	oklab(45.04% 0.1066 0.0435)
OKLCH	oklch(45.04% 0.115 22.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.4911, 8.3190, 4.5616)
Luminance	0.0832 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3637 #368A89

analogous

#8A3661 #8A3637 #8A5F36

triadic

#8A3637 #378A36 #36378A

tetradic

#8A3637 #618A36 #368A89 #5F368A

square

#8A3637 #618A36 #368A89 #5F368A

split-complementary

#8A3637 #368A5F #36618A

monochromatic

#321414 #5E2525 #8A3637 #B64749 #C87273

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.88

#8A3637 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.66

#8A3637 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3637

7.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3637	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3637	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)

#4B4636

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#605835

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#972737

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3637;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 54, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.0% 0.115 22.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b1716d',
    500: '#8a3637',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3637;
$custom-light: #b1716d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3637",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.286,
    "s": 43.75,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45036,
    "c": 0.11517,
    "h": 22.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08317
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3637

secondary

#6BB1B0

accent

#D3D254

background

#FBF6F6

surface

#F6ECEB

border

#D0C7C6

text

#120807

muted

#817B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3637

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

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