#8A371D#8A371D

#8A371D is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 44.8% C 0.120 H 37.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A371D
RGB	rgb(138, 55, 29)
HSL	hsl(14, 65%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(14, 79%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.1%, 79%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.45, 33.87, 33.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.45, 47.45, 44.45°)
OKLab	oklab(44.77% 0.0951 0.0732)
OKLCH	oklch(44.77% 0.12 37.6)
XYZ	xyz(12.0705, 8.2260, 2.1143)
Luminance	0.0822 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A371D #1D708A

analogous

#8A1D39 #8A371D #8A6D1D

triadic

#8A371D #1D8A37 #371D8A

tetradic

#8A371D #398A1D #1D708A #6D1D8A

square

#8A371D #398A1D #1D708A #6D1D8A

split-complementary

#8A371D #1D8A6D #1D398A

monochromatic

#250F08 #572312 #8A371D #BD4B28 #D96B49

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.94

#8A371D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.64

#8A371D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A371D

7.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A371D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A371D	1.00	7.94	2.64	7.94
#FFFFFF	7.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E451A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#62581A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#982432

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a371d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 55, 29);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.8% 0.120 37.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b3715b',
    500: '#8a371d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a371d;
$custom-light: #b3715b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a371d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 29
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.312,
    "s": 65.269,
    "l": 32.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44771,
    "c": 0.11999,
    "h": 37.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08224
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A371D

secondary

#489FBB

accent

#C0E840

background

#FBF6F5

surface

#F7ECE9

border

#D0C7C5

text

#120804

muted

#817B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A371D

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

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