#8A372C#8A372C

#8A372C is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.0% C 0.116 H 29.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A372C
RGB	rgb(138, 55, 44)
HSL	hsl(7, 52%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(7, 68%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.1%, 68.1%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.64, 34.66, 24.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.64, 42.56, 35.48°)
OKLab	oklab(44.98% 0.1005 0.0578)
OKLCH	oklch(44.98% 0.116 29.9)
XYZ	xyz(12.3032, 8.3191, 3.3403)
Luminance	0.0832 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A372C #2C7F8A

analogous

#8A2C50 #8A372C #8A662C

triadic

#8A372C #2C8A37 #372C8A

tetradic

#8A372C #508A2C #2C7F8A #662C8A

square

#8A372C #508A2C #2C7F8A #662C8A

split-complementary

#8A372C #2C8A66 #2C508A

monochromatic

#2D120E #5C251D #8A372C #B8493B #CD7063

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.88

#8A372C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.66

#8A372C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A372C

7.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A372C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A372C	1.00	7.88	2.66	7.88
#FFFFFF	7.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D462B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#61582A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#972635

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a372c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 55, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.0% 0.116 29.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27165',
    500: '#8a372c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a372c;
$custom-light: #b27165;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a372c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 7.021,
    "s": 51.648,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44975,
    "c": 0.11595,
    "h": 29.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08317
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A372C

secondary

#5EAAB4

accent

#CADB4D

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EDEB

border

#D0C8C6

text

#120805

muted

#817B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A372C

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

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