#8A372A#8A372A

#8A372A is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 44.9% C 0.116 H 31.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A372A
RGB	rgb(138, 55, 42)
HSL	hsl(8, 53%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(8, 70%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.1%, 69.6%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.61, 34.53, 25.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.61, 43.15, 36.85°)
OKLab	oklab(44.94% 0.0997 0.0601)
OKLCH	oklch(44.94% 0.116 31.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.2665, 8.3044, 3.1470)
Luminance	0.0830 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A372A #2A7D8A

analogous

#8A2A4D #8A372A #8A672A

triadic

#8A372A #2A8A37 #372A8A

tetradic

#8A372A #4D8A2A #2A7D8A #672A8A

square

#8A372A #4D8A2A #2A7D8A #672A8A

split-complementary

#8A372A #2A8A67 #2A4D8A

monochromatic

#2C120D #5B241C #8A372A #B94A38 #CF6F60

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.89

#8A372A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.66

#8A372A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A372A

7.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A372A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A372A	1.00	7.89	2.66	7.89
#FFFFFF	7.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D4628

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#625828

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#982634

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a372a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 55, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.9% 0.116 31.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27164',
    500: '#8a372a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a372a;
$custom-light: #b27164;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a372a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.125,
    "s": 53.333,
    "l": 35.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44943,
    "c": 0.11644,
    "h": 31.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08303
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A372A

secondary

#5BA8B4

accent

#C9DD4B

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F6EDEA

border

#D0C8C6

text

#120805

muted

#817B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A372A

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

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