#8A3731#8A3731

#8A3731 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.1% C 0.115 H 26.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3731
RGB	rgb(138, 55, 49)
HSL	hsl(4, 48%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(4, 64%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.1%, 64.5%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.72, 34.99, 21.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.72, 41.18, 31.82°)
OKLab	oklab(45.06% 0.1026 0.0518)
OKLCH	oklch(45.06% 0.115 26.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.4029, 8.3590, 3.8655)
Luminance	0.0836 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3731 #31848A

analogous

#8A3158 #8A3731 #8A6431

triadic

#8A3731 #318A37 #37318A

tetradic

#8A3731 #588A31 #31848A #64318A

square

#8A3731 #588A31 #31848A #64318A

split-complementary

#8A3731 #318A64 #31588A

monochromatic

#301311 #5D2521 #8A3731 #B74941 #CA716B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.86

#8A3731 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.67

#8A3731 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3731

7.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3731	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3731	1.00	7.86	2.67	7.86
#FFFFFF	7.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C4730

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#61582F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#972736

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3731;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 55, 49);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.1% 0.115 26.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27169',
    500: '#8a3731',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3731;
$custom-light: #b27169;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3731",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 49
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.045,
    "s": 47.594,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45062,
    "c": 0.11488,
    "h": 26.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08357
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3731

secondary

#65ADB2

accent

#CED751

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EDEB

border

#D0C8C6

text

#120806

muted

#817B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3731

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

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