#8A372D#8A372D

#8A372D is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.0% C 0.116 H 29.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A372D
RGB	rgb(138, 55, 45)
HSL	hsl(6, 51%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(6, 67%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.1%, 67.4%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.65, 34.72, 24.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.65, 42.27, 34.77°)
OKLab	oklab(44.99% 0.1009 0.0566)
OKLCH	oklch(44.99% 0.116 29.3)
XYZ	xyz(12.3223, 8.3267, 3.4405)
Luminance	0.0833 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A372D #2D808A

analogous

#8A2D51 #8A372D #8A652D

triadic

#8A372D #2D8A37 #372D8A

tetradic

#8A372D #518A2D #2D808A #652D8A

square

#8A372D #518A2D #2D808A #652D8A

split-complementary

#8A372D #2D8A65 #2D518A

monochromatic

#2E120F #5C251E #8A372D #B8493C #CD7065

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.88

#8A372D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.67

#8A372D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A372D

7.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A372D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A372D	1.00	7.88	2.67	7.88
#FFFFFF	7.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D462C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#61582B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#972635

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a372d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 55, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.0% 0.116 29.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27166',
    500: '#8a372d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a372d;
$custom-light: #b27166;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a372d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.452,
    "s": 50.82,
    "l": 35.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44991,
    "c": 0.11572,
    "h": 29.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08325
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A372D

secondary

#60AAB3

accent

#CBDA4D

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EDEB

border

#D0C8C6

text

#120806

muted

#817B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A372D

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

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