#8A372F#8A372F

#8A372F is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.0% C 0.115 H 28.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A372F
RGB	rgb(138, 55, 47)
HSL	hsl(5, 49%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(5, 66%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.1%, 65.9%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.69, 34.85, 22.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.69, 41.71, 33.32°)
OKLab	oklab(45.03% 0.1017 0.0542)
OKLCH	oklch(45.03% 0.115 28.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.3617, 8.3425, 3.6481)
Luminance	0.0834 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A372F #2F828A

analogous

#8A2F55 #8A372F #8A652F

triadic

#8A372F #2F8A37 #372F8A

tetradic

#8A372F #558A2F #2F828A #652F8A

square

#8A372F #558A2F #2F828A #652F8A

split-complementary

#8A372F #2F8A65 #2F558A

monochromatic

#2F1310 #5C251F #8A372F #B8493F #CC7168

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.87

#8A372F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.67

#8A372F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A372F

7.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A372F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A372F	1.00	7.87	2.67	7.87
#FFFFFF	7.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C462E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#61582D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#972636

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a372f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 55, 47);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.0% 0.115 28.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27167',
    500: '#8a372f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a372f;
$custom-light: #b27167;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a372f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 47
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.275,
    "s": 49.189,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45026,
    "c": 0.11528,
    "h": 28.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08341
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A372F

secondary

#62ABB3

accent

#CDD94F

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EDEB

border

#D0C8C6

text

#120806

muted

#817B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A372F

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

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