#8A371E#8A371E

#8A371E is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 44.8% C 0.120 H 37.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A371E
RGB	rgb(138, 55, 30)
HSL	hsl(14, 64%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(14, 78%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.1%, 78.3%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.46, 33.91, 32.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.46, 47.10, 43.95°)
OKLab	oklab(44.78% 0.0954 0.0723)
OKLCH	oklch(44.78% 0.12 37.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.0830, 8.2310, 2.1805)
Luminance	0.0823 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A371E #1E718A

analogous

#8A1E3B #8A371E #8A6D1E

triadic

#8A371E #1E8A37 #371E8A

tetradic

#8A371E #3B8A1E #1E718A #6D1E8A

square

#8A371E #3B8A1E #1E718A #6D1E8A

split-complementary

#8A371E #1E8A6D #1E3B8A

monochromatic

#250F08 #582313 #8A371E #BC4B29 #D86B4B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.94

#8A371E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.65

#8A371E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A371E

7.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A371E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A371E	1.00	7.94	2.65	7.94
#FFFFFF	7.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E461B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#62581B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#982432

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a371e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 55, 30);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.8% 0.120 37.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b3715b',
    500: '#8a371e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a371e;
$custom-light: #b3715b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a371e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 30
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.889,
    "s": 64.286,
    "l": 32.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44782,
    "c": 0.11971,
    "h": 37.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08229
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A371E

secondary

#4AA0BA

accent

#C1E741

background

#FBF6F5

surface

#F7ECE9

border

#D0C7C5

text

#120804

muted

#817B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A371E

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