#8A372E#8A372E

#8A372E is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.0% C 0.116 H 28.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A372E
RGB	rgb(138, 55, 46)
HSL	hsl(6, 50%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(6, 67%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.1%, 66.7%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.67, 34.79, 23.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.67, 41.99, 34.05°)
OKLab	oklab(45.01% 0.1013 0.0554)
OKLCH	oklch(45.01% 0.116 28.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.3417, 8.3345, 3.5431)
Luminance	0.0833 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A372E #2E818A

analogous

#8A2E53 #8A372E #8A652E

triadic

#8A372E #2E8A37 #372E8A

tetradic

#8A372E #538A2E #2E818A #652E8A

square

#8A372E #538A2E #2E818A #652E8A

split-complementary

#8A372E #2E8A65 #2E538A

monochromatic

#2E120F #5C251F #8A372E #B8493D #CC7066

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.88

#8A372E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.67

#8A372E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A372E

7.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A372E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A372E	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)

#4D462D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#61582C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#972635

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a372e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 55, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.0% 0.116 28.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27167',
    500: '#8a372e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a372e;
$custom-light: #b27167;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a372e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.87,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45008,
    "c": 0.1155,
    "h": 28.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08333
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A372E

secondary

#61ABB3

accent

#CCDA4E

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EDEB

border

#D0C8C6

text

#120806

muted

#817B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A372E

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