#8A3727#8A3727

#8A3727 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 44.9% C 0.117 H 32.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3727
RGB	rgb(138, 55, 39)
HSL	hsl(10, 56%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(10, 72%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.1%, 71.7%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.57, 34.36, 27.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.57, 44.09, 38.81°)
OKLab	oklab(44.9% 0.0986 0.0634)
OKLCH	oklch(44.9% 0.117 32.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.2148, 8.2838, 2.8748)
Luminance	0.0828 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3727 #277A8A

analogous

#8A2749 #8A3727 #8A6927

triadic

#8A3727 #278A37 #37278A

tetradic

#8A3727 #498A27 #277A8A #69278A

square

#8A3727 #498A27 #277A8A #69278A

split-complementary

#8A3727 #278A69 #27498A

monochromatic

#2B110C #5A241A #8A3727 #BA4A34 #D16E5B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.91

#8A3727 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.66

#8A3727 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3727

7.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3727	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3727	1.00	7.91	2.66	7.91
#FFFFFF	7.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D4625

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#625825

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#982534

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3727;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 55, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.9% 0.117 32.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27161',
    500: '#8a3727',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3727;
$custom-light: #b27161;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3727",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.697,
    "s": 55.932,
    "l": 34.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44897,
    "c": 0.11721,
    "h": 32.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08282
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3727

secondary

#57A6B6

accent

#C7DF49

background

#FBF6F5

surface

#F6ECEA

border

#D0C7C6

text

#120805

muted

#817B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3727

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

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