#8A3729#8A3729

#8A3729 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 44.9% C 0.117 H 31.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3729
RGB	rgb(138, 55, 41)
HSL	hsl(9, 54%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(9, 70%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.1%, 70.3%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.59, 34.47, 26.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.59, 43.46, 37.51°)
OKLab	oklab(44.93% 0.0993 0.0612)
OKLCH	oklch(44.93% 0.117 31.6)
XYZ	xyz(12.2489, 8.2974, 3.0539)
Luminance	0.0830 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3729 #297C8A

analogous

#8A294B #8A3729 #8A6829

triadic

#8A3729 #298A37 #37298A

tetradic

#8A3729 #4B8A29 #297C8A #68298A

square

#8A3729 #4B8A29 #297C8A #68298A

split-complementary

#8A3729 #298A68 #294B8A

monochromatic

#2C110D #5B241B #8A3729 #B94A37 #CF6E5E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.90

#8A3729 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.66

#8A3729 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3729

7.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3729	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3729	1.00	7.90	2.66	7.90
#FFFFFF	7.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D4627

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#625827

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#982534

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3729;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 55, 41);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.9% 0.117 31.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27163',
    500: '#8a3729',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3729;
$custom-light: #b27163;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3729",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 41
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.66,
    "s": 54.19,
    "l": 35.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44927,
    "c": 0.11669,
    "h": 31.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08296
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3729

secondary

#5AA8B5

accent

#C8DE4A

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F6EDEA

border

#D0C8C6

text

#120805

muted

#817B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3729

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

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