#8A3724#8A3724

#8A3724 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 44.9% C 0.118 H 34.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3724
RGB	rgb(138, 55, 36)
HSL	hsl(11, 59%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(11, 74%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.1%, 73.9%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.53, 34.20, 29.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.53, 45.07, 40.64°)
OKLab	oklab(44.86% 0.0975 0.0666)
OKLCH	oklch(44.86% 0.118 34.3)
XYZ	xyz(12.1671, 8.2647, 2.6233)
Luminance	0.0826 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3724 #24778A

analogous

#8A2444 #8A3724 #8A6A24

triadic

#8A3724 #248A37 #37248A

tetradic

#8A3724 #448A24 #24778A #6A248A

square

#8A3724 #448A24 #24778A #6A248A

split-complementary

#8A3724 #248A6A #24448A

monochromatic

#29100B #592417 #8A3724 #BB4A31 #D36D56

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.92

#8A3724 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.65

#8A3724 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3724

7.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3724	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3724	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)

#4E4622

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#625822

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#982533

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3724;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 55, 36);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.9% 0.118 34.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b2715f',
    500: '#8a3724',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3724;
$custom-light: #b2715f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3724",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 36
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.176,
    "s": 58.621,
    "l": 34.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44856,
    "c": 0.11802,
    "h": 34.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08263
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3724

secondary

#53A4B7

accent

#C5E246

background

#FBF6F5

surface

#F6ECE9

border

#D0C7C5

text

#120804

muted

#817B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3724

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

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