#8A3722#8A3722

#8A3722 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 44.8% C 0.119 H 35.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3722
RGB	rgb(138, 55, 34)
HSL	hsl(12, 60%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(12, 75%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.1%, 75.4%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.50, 34.10, 30.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.50, 45.74, 41.80°)
OKLab	oklab(44.83% 0.0968 0.0686)
OKLCH	oklch(44.83% 0.119 35.3)
XYZ	xyz(12.1374, 8.2528, 2.4669)
Luminance	0.0825 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3722 #22758A

analogous

#8A2241 #8A3722 #8A6B22

triadic

#8A3722 #228A37 #37228A

tetradic

#8A3722 #418A22 #22758A #6B228A

square

#8A3722 #418A22 #22758A #6B228A

split-complementary

#8A3722 #228A6B #22418A

monochromatic

#28100A #592316 #8A3722 #BB4B2E #D46C52

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.92

#8A3722 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.65

#8A3722 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3722

7.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3722	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3722	1.00	7.92	2.65	7.92
#FFFFFF	7.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E461F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#625820

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#982432

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3722;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 55, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.8% 0.119 35.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b3715e',
    500: '#8a3722',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3722;
$custom-light: #b3715e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3722",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.115,
    "s": 60.465,
    "l": 33.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44829,
    "c": 0.11858,
    "h": 35.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08251
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3722

secondary

#50A3B8

accent

#C3E444

background

#FBF6F5

surface

#F6ECE9

border

#D0C7C5

text

#120804

muted

#817B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3722

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

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