#8A3725#8A3725

#8A3725 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 44.9% C 0.118 H 33.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3725
RGB	rgb(138, 55, 37)
HSL	hsl(11, 58%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(11, 73%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.1%, 73.2%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.54, 34.25, 28.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.54, 44.74, 40.04°)
OKLab	oklab(44.87% 0.0978 0.0655)
OKLCH	oklch(44.87% 0.118 33.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.1826, 8.2708, 2.7048)
Luminance	0.0827 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3725 #25788A

analogous

#8A2546 #8A3725 #8A6A25

triadic

#8A3725 #258A37 #37258A

tetradic

#8A3725 #468A25 #25788A #6A258A

square

#8A3725 #468A25 #25788A #6A258A

split-complementary

#8A3725 #258A6A #25468A

monochromatic

#29110B #5A2418 #8A3725 #BA4A32 #D26D57

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.91

#8A3725 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.65

#8A3725 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3725

7.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3725	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3725	1.00	7.91	2.65	7.91
#FFFFFF	7.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D4623

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#625823

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#982533

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3725;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 55, 37);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.9% 0.118 33.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27160',
    500: '#8a3725',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3725;
$custom-light: #b27160;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3725",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 37
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 10.693,
    "s": 57.714,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44869,
    "c": 0.11775,
    "h": 33.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08269
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3725

secondary

#54A5B7

accent

#C5E147

background

#FBF6F5

surface

#F6ECE9

border

#D0C7C5

text

#120805

muted

#817B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3725

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

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