#8A372B#8A372B

#8A372B is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.0% C 0.116 H 30.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A372B
RGB	rgb(138, 55, 43)
HSL	hsl(8, 52%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(8, 69%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.1%, 68.8%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.62, 34.59, 25.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.62, 42.85, 36.17°)
OKLab	oklab(44.96% 0.1001 0.059)
OKLCH	oklch(44.96% 0.116 30.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.2847, 8.3117, 3.2425)
Luminance	0.0831 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A372B #2B7E8A

analogous

#8A2B4E #8A372B #8A662B

triadic

#8A372B #2B8A37 #372B8A

tetradic

#8A372B #4E8A2B #2B7E8A #662B8A

square

#8A372B #4E8A2B #2B7E8A #662B8A

split-complementary

#8A372B #2B8A66 #2B4E8A

monochromatic

#2D120E #5B241C #8A372B #B94A3A #CE6F61

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.89

#8A372B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.66

#8A372B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A372B

7.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A372B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A372B	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)

#4D4629

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#615829

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#982634

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a372b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 55, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.0% 0.116 30.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27164',
    500: '#8a372b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a372b;
$custom-light: #b27164;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a372b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 7.579,
    "s": 52.486,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44959,
    "c": 0.11619,
    "h": 30.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.0831
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A372B

secondary

#5DA9B4

accent

#CADC4C

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EDEB

border

#D0C8C6

text

#120805

muted

#817B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A372B

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

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